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My husband bought me the London Art College Drawing and Painting Course<\/a> for my birthday last year.\u00a0 I\u2019ve always \u2018dabbled\u2019 and during Lockdown completed a number of pet portrait commissions.\u00a0 But I wanted to push myself into tackling other subjects \u2013 getting out of my comfort zone.\u00a0 Art courses at colleges locally demand a regular weekly commitment, whereas the LAC self study modules allowed me to work when I could.\u00a0 I even roped in a neighbour to join me, so we could have our own art \u2018classes\u2019 in each other\u2019s homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I discovered during the year that I was better at drawing than painting.  I\u2019d never tried pen and ink  before but it proved to be a revelation and is now a favourite medium of mine.  I used pen and ink in a group of Queen\u2019s Jubilee works, which I exhibited was fortunate enough to sell last summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While I approached the drawing modules at the start of the course with enthusiasm, I found the painting modules more difficult.  And, perhaps surprisingly given the wealth of images on the internet, I sometimes struggled to choose suitable source material.  Getting family members to model was even more challenging.  The final module on life drawing was my least favourite, but I just had to focus and apply myself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tutor Paul Weaver supplied me with detailed and considered feedback \u2013 I was often surprised just how much time he spent analysing my work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For me, painting and drawing are a form of meditation and relaxation.  I\u2019ve now signed up to the illustration course, which is exercising even more creative muscles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I share some of my work on Instagram (hilariestelfox<\/a>) and follow a number of artists who post short \u2018how to\u2019 videos, which I find inspirational and a huge distraction from housework!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My husband, who is responsible for starting my journey with the LAC, says coursework is also a major cause of nothing much getting done in the garden either.  But he is my greatest fan\/critic \u2013 and everyone needs one of those.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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