London Art College

Welcome to our latest weekend art challenge where we would like to challenge our students to create a piece of artwork of just one single flower. This can be a ‘cut to white’ piece, simply drawn on a white piece…

Welcome to our latest weekend art challenge where we set our students the task of creating a painting or drawing using a single colour. It’s a lots tricker than you might think! We have received some amazing pieces from our…

We have a beautiful step by step watercolour today by student Maria Ei Zar. We absolutely love Maria’s watercolour techniques, they are so delicate. Her colours and washes are crisp and clear. We hope you enjoy viewing them and they…

Welcome to our lovely blog post today celebrating the artwork of student Rebecca Sullivan. Our Illustrating Children’s Books Diploma is one of our most popular courses and Rebecca’s artwork so far on the course has been superb. Take a look…

The Renaissance, which spanned roughly from the 14th to the 17th century, was a transformative period in European art, culture, and thought. Originating in Italy, it marked a shift away from the religious dominance of the Middle Ages to a…

Welcome to this weekends art challenge where we would like you to try to create a piece of artwork using only one colour. This might sound quite tricky, however it might not be as challenging as you might think. We…

This challenge was slightly different from the challenges we have had in the past, and we think this has turned out to be a superb blog post. It’s all thanks to our amazing students. It focuses on the things our…

We are delighted to share the success of Karen, one of our lovely London Art College students, who has recently completed her Drawing and Painting Diploma. Under the expert guidance of Paul Weaver, Karen has developed her skills and creativity…

London Art College student Tracey McClung has been working with tutor Monika Cilmi on our Chinese Brush Painting Course. Tracey has produced some beautiful artwork and we are thrilled to showcase it below. I have always been interested in the…

Imagine painting the vibrant hues of Greece’s enchanting Ithaca island. For art enthusiasts, this dream can become a reality with Ithaca Painting Holidays, led by London Art College tutor Alan Dedman and artist Adriana Eyzaguirre. This holiday offers an opportunity…

Impressionism, an art movement that emerged in the late 19th century, forever changed the way artists approached their work. Rejecting the strict rules of traditional academic painting, Impressionists chose instead to capture the fleeting beauty of everyday life, often working…

London Art College student Karen Jones has created a beautiful study of a parrot. Her tutor Heather Joliffe was delighted with it and said the following…. Here’s a drawing by Karen Jones which I thought was a stunning piece of…

Welcome to the first weekend art challenge of the year. We would like you to reflect on 2024 and what you learnt in your year of creativity. What do you feel was the best thing you learnt from your course…

Welcome to a brand new year of creativity and learning at the London Art College! As we step into 2025, we can’t wait to see our students ideas and artwork they will all create this year. We hope you all…

As we bid farewell to 2024, we wanted to take a moment to wish all our students and supporters a very Happy New Year’s Eve. We are delighted to showcase on our blog today as the last post of the…

As we conclude our festive celebration of student artwork, today’s featured pieces are truly remarkable. Hilarie Stelfox has created a captivating painting in almost monochrome tones, with a single vibrant green Christmas tree drawing your eye through a serene forest…

Continuing our festive celebration of student artwork, today we are delighted to share another stunning selection of seasonal pieces. Nurgul Ozkeser’s atmospheric watercolour of two figures in a wintry scene with trees beautifully captures the stillness of the season. Maria…

Continuing our festive celebration of student artwork, today we’re thrilled to feature another stunning selection of seasonal pieces. Jan Graham’s delicate pen and watercolour of holly and berries is a perfect nod to winter, while Wendy Simmons’ beautiful pastel painting…

As we continue the festive season, we’re delighted to showcase some of our favourite student artwork that has been sent to us over the years. These stunning pieces include a beautiful watercolour robin by Cherry Ferris, a charming watercolour snow-covered…

We hope that you are all enjoying the festive season and have enjoyed following our Christmas Card Challenge. We have our final challenge image today by Ni Ni too. We also thought it would be a great idea to add…

Today’s wonderful artwork is by student Paula Monaghan. We felt it was the perfect choice for our Christmas day entry and we hope you love it as much as we do! We also hope you have all enjoyed taking part…

We have a beautiful card for Christmas Eve which we are thrilled to share with everyone. Not just the card, but the wonderful email that went along side. We were absolutely delighted to read that Judith is enjoying her course…

We are on the last few days of our Christmas Card Challenge as Christmas Day is nearly upon us! We are thrilled to show artwork today by student Anthony Snell who has captured Santa on canvas. We absolutely love the…

A beautiful painting today by Sindhu, on one of our final days of our Christmas Card Countdown. We hope you have all been enjoying the wonderful artwork we have displayed this month. Keep checking back as we have a few…

We hope that everyone is getting into the festive spirit! Only a few more days left of our Christmas Card Challenge and we hope that you are all enjoying the beautiful variety of images our students have been creating. This…

Another wonderful card today by student Ni Ni who, if you remember painted the advent candle at the start of our Christmas Card Challenge. We hope you are all enjoying our month of festive images, don’t forget to email us…

Another wonderful Christmas card today by student Sindhu and we love this idea!! Santa on his sleigh delivering presents in a classic setting- clear starlit sky and a house with snow covered rooftop except Santa trying to figure out how to…

Welcome to day 18 of our Christmas Card Countdown. We have another wonderful watercolour painting today by student Ni Ni. We love the festive and magical world outside of Ni Ni’s window, don’t you? Magical view at our windowMerry Christmas…

Welcome to day 17 of our Christmas Card Countdown. Today we have a wonderful illustration by student Emma Miller. I think many of us will be familiar with the fascination cats have with Christmas decorations. Lets hope Emma’s cat didn’t…

Student Ethne Dian has created another beautiful card for our Christmas Card Countdown challenge. If you have access to Facebook and you are a student, you can view an animated version of Ethne’s card where the penguin is ice skating!…

We love todays Christmas Card Countdown entry by London Art College student Nina Phillips. Nina’s style is unique and her googly eyes just make the whole ensemble eye catching and wonderful. Well done Nina! A NutCracker. Mixed medium with the…

Welcome to our Christmas Card Countdown on day 14 of our challenge. We have a lovely watercolour painting today by student Ozlem Ertaylan. Beautiful colours and beautifully fresh. My Christmas Mood 2025 ❤️🎄🎵Ozlem

Today we have a wonderful illustration by student Ethne Dian. It is absolutely superb and very professional. If you would like to take part in our Christmas Card Challenge, please email us your artwork for inclusion in December. We look…

Welcome to day 12 of our Christmas Card Countdown. We have received some amazing and beautiful cards so far this month, we hope you have been enjoying them. We have a lovely card today by student Ni Ni. The festive…

Welcome to day 11 of our Christmas Card Countdown and we have a wonderful illustration today by student Ozlem Ertaylan. We love Snoopy too! We hope you enjoy today’s instalment and if you would like to take part in our…

Welcome to day 10 of our Christmas Card Countdown Challenge. Today we have a beautiful wintery Robin sat in a snowy scene but student Marianne Tatschner. You can read a snippet from Marianne’s email that goes along with the art…

Welcome to day 9 of our Christmas Card Countdown. Today’s card is by student Ethne Dian and we absolutely love this card. The colour pallet Ethne has used here is superb, the overall effect gives the card a bright, happy…

A beautiful and crisp illustration today by student Sindhu…. Drawn and painted using Procreate over a few layers, I really enjoyed drawing a simple tree wrapped around with Christmas lights and a lovely Reindeer behind the tree on a snowy evening…

We love today’s Christmas card countdown artwork by student Emma Miller, who created a pen and watercolour study for us. It is of a cow wearing baubles as earrings. It has such character and movement. We are hugely impressed and…

We love todays instalment for our Christmas card countdown by student Ni Ni. Interesting to learn about the colour of the advent candles. Read more from Ni Ni below… Advent candles with watercolour and white pen. I saw those candles…

Today’s beautiful watercolour painting is by London Art College student Aneesha Dilip. We absolutely love this painting and want to send our congratulations to Aneesha on a superb and vibrant painting of her cat Bubs! Aneesha said… The vibrant watercolor…

Our Christmas card countdown continues today with student Ozlem Ertaylan’s dynamic artwork. The Year of the Snake in the Chinese zodiac symbolizes wisdom, intuition, and transformation. The snake represents a deep connection to inner strength and clarity, encouraging us to…

Welcome to day three of our Christmas card countdown. Today we are showcasing artwork by Catherine Thompson who has painted two lovely robins in watercolour… It’s painted in watercolour – the robin dressed as Santa is trying to pretend that…

Welcome to our second day of our Christmas Card Countdown. We have some lovely pieces here painted by student Ni Ni who has written about them below. We hope you enjoy viewing them! I did some small Christmas cards on…

Welcome to the start of our Christmas Card Challenge Countdown! Every day in December, we will be sharing a Christmas Card created by our students from last weekends art challenge. It is running through the entire month so keep sending…

Welcome to the final instalment of Mirela’s amazing calendar. We hope you have enjoyed seeing each month of Mirela’s illustrations this year. They have been truly inspiring and we hope that if you design and illustrate your own calendar, you…

Welcome to our LAST weekend art challenge of the year which will be running the entire month of December. We challenge our students to design the most fabulous Christmas card that will bring smiles to the faces of friends, family,…

Welcome to this weeks art challenge results, where we asked the students to create artwork around the subject beginning with the letter E. We have received some wonderful pieces of artwork this week and some excellent ideas for subjects for…

If you’re looking to expand your artistic skills while exploring mindfulness and creative self-expression, Monika Cilmi’s mandala courses could be perfect for you. Our art tutor Monika’s private courses are designed to help artists of all levels connect with their…

We are delighted to showcase more wonderful artwork from London Art College student Ni Ni Aung, this time featuring three stunning cat portraits. Ni Ni has captured the personalities of two of her previous cats, as well as one of…

We are absolutely delighted to showcase London Art College student Carol Wong’s artwork today. Carol has allowed us to add some of her progress pieces she sent to her tutor Gráinne Murphy  for her assignment. We hope you are as…

We are thrilled to feature the work of Susan Tempest, who has recently completed the Pet Portraits Diploma Course recently. Her final pieces included a beautiful paintings of two whippets, which you can see below. This along with preliminary drawings…

‘Tis the season for creativity and artistic inspiration! As the festive season approaches, it’s the perfect time to explore the beauty and charm of seasonal paintings. In this blog post, we have gathered a collection of festive style artwork that…

We have another letter challenge for this weekend art challenge, and we would like you to draw or paint anything beginning with the letter E. Choose anything from Eyes, Elephants, ears, eggs, engines, earth…The choice is yours! We have added…

Welcome to our latest weekend art challenge, where we set our students the task of creating artwork on the theme of Koala Bears! We have received some incredible drawings and paintings this week. Some realistic paintings, some beautiful illustrations and…

Our Illustrating Children’s Books Diploma is perfect for aspiring illustrators looking to bring stories to life with their artwork. Our course covers a wide range of essential skills, including character design, storytelling through images, composition, and working with various mediums…

Printmaking is a versatile and dynamic art form that has evolved over centuries, encompassing a variety of techniques and styles. It allows artists to produce multiple copies of a single artwork, making art more accessible to a broader audience. Here…

Welcome to this weekend’s art challenge! This week the challenge is easy… all you need to do is draw or paint a Koala Bear. Cuteness overload. We have added some photos below to get you started for inspiration. Use any…

This weekend, our students rose to the occasion with some beautiful artwork for our Weekend Art Challenge. It was inspired by the theme of Remembrance Sunday. We have received some very moving pieces which you can view below. Our students…

We recently shared some of London Art College student Ni Ni’s previous artwork on our blog. It was very well received and we are delighted to be able to showcase a few more of her pieces. This time showcasing paintings…

We are delighted to feature the work of Vince Doherty, who recently completed the Oil Painting Diploma. Our course is designed for students who would like to try to master the art of oil painting. The course covers a wide…

Mandalas are intricate, symmetrical designs that hold deep spiritual and cultural significance. Originating in ancient religious traditions, they have been embraced by artists worldwide for their meditative and aesthetic qualities. Here we will explore the history of mandalas, highlight contemporary…

I have just received the London Art College Illustrating Children’s Books Diploma which I passed with Distinction, amazingly, and want to thank Maggy Roberts for all her patience, instruction, feedback and for keeping me on the straight and narrow. My…

In this weekend art challenge, we would like our students to commemorate Remembrance Sunday, a day dedicated to honouring and remembering the brave men and women who lost their lives in the line of duty during wars and conflicts. Remembrance…

Welcome to our latest weekend art challenge where we set our students the task on creating artwork around the letter L. From “Lighthouses” to “Lamas,” we received a whole variety of subjects and topics beginning with the letter L. Each…

Our second to last calendar illustration today from student Mirela Druta, who illustrated and created her own calendar for 2023. We have been featuring an illustration each month and today is November’s turn. We hope you like it and it…

Our Landscape Diploma course offers students the opportunity to dive deep into the world of landscape painting, honing their skills in capturing the beauty of nature. Our course focuses on composition, perspective, colour theory among many other techniques, allowing students…

Here at the London art college, we offer a comprehensive Drawing and Painting Diploma, designed to teach both technical skills and artistic expression to our students. Our course provides a good foundation in various mediums, techniques, and creative approaches, ensuring…

Art therapy is a powerful and transformative practice that uses the creative process of making art to improve mental, emotional, and physical well-being. It is based on the belief that the act of creating can be therapeutic and that artistic…

We have another letter challenge for this weekend art challenge, and we would like you to draw or paint anything beginning with the letter L. Choose anything from Ladders, lions, lambs, ladybirds, lakes, lockets…The choice is yours! We have added…

We would like to heartily congratulate student Kathryn Olley in winning Lancashire Artist of the Year 2024. Her stunning artwork ‘Beautiful Blackpool’ secured the most votes from the public in this years competition. You can read some articles about Kathryn…

We recently set a weekend art challenge for our students, where they were asked to create a piece of art, any size, shape, or medium, with the subject being the letter “T.” Simple as it may sound, our students have…

We are thrilled to showcase today the beautiful paintings created by our student Ni Ni during her time living in Ireland in 2016. These pieces were completed outside of her coursework, and we love featuring student artwork on our blog…

We are thrilled to feature some beautiful artwork by one of our talented students, Nurgül Özkeser, on the blog today. Completed outside of her formal studies, Nurgül’s paintings of fruit and still life subjects showcase her amazing skills as a…

Digital art and installations have revolutionized the art world, blending technology with creativity to produce immersive and interactive experiences. These works often challenge traditional boundaries and invite viewers to engage with art in new and exciting ways. Here we thought…