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We are pleased to announce that London Art College tutor Alan Dedman is planning another life drawing day in Badingham. If students are in the area and would like to attend, please don’t hesitate to contact Alan directly using the…

London Art College student Helen Walton has been working on our Beginners Drawing Course with tutor Steven Hersey show has been really encouraging to Helen and helping her learn to draw. This particular assignment is all about drawing with pen…

Some wonderful illustrations today by London Art College student Claudia Wellwood. Claudia has illustrated an under the sink city with many characters which we can imagine children would be delighted with if published in a story book. If you would…

Student Tracey Mold has been working on our Pet Portrait Diploma Course and this is her third submission and we are extremely impressed. Tracey’s Cow’s nose that she had drawn is simply exquisite and we are vey much looking forward…

This weekends art challenge is all about Halloween. It’s that time of year again! You can create a scary painting or drawing using your wild imaginations, or perhaps choose to do something a little more traditional with a still life…

Welcome to our latest weekend art challenge on the theme of Steam trains! Not an easy subject as it deals with some perspective, but our studnets have done brillaintly! We absolutely love Cliffords Herbert’s steam train, which is our featured…

Welcome to the winners of this years 2022 London Art College Art Competition! The winner is student Max Byiringiro Bahizi and the runner up is Luiza Varovici. Congratulations to both students, a very well deserved win! We have added both pieces of…

Student Anastasiya Alpatova has been working through our Illustrating Children’s Book Diploma and we have added some of her illustrations below. Anastasiya said this upon starting the course… I would like to learn how to draw from imagination, how to…

Our Drawing and Painting Diploma Course is one of our most popular courses. It is suitable for complete beginners along with those who wish to improve and brush up their artistic skills. Students can practice an array of subjects from…

London Art College student Debra Rump has recently completed the Pet Portraits Diploma Course. We are thrilled to show just a few of her final pieces below. We hope that you enjoy viewing them and we wish Debra the best…

Our finalists are online – London Art College Finalists Congratulations to all of those who have got through to the next stage. The winners will be announced here next week!

Does anyone else here love steam trains? The gentle chuff chuff sounds and the smoke curling behind the train as it meanders through the countryside. Some of you may even be lucky enough to remember travelling on them many years…

Welcome to our weekend challenge all about bridges. On the face of it, bridges as a subject for drawing or painting might sound like quite a boring challenge. In all honesty, once you start doing a bit of research, it…

London Art College student Jacqueline Smith has created some amazing paintings so far on her Oil Painting Diploma Course and her work is absolutely stunning. We are proud to showcase it here on our blog for our students to view….

Abigail has painted and drawn two incredible pieces of artwork for her Pet Portraits Diploma Course with tutor Heather Jolliffe. We are very impressed with the quality of Abigail’s artwork. Her drawing skills are second to none. The pencil drawing…

I have never worked in ink before and discovered it is a really enjoyable way to work and loved the smooth finish. This is very different to anything I have ever drawn before, so it was a challenge, but a…

This weekends art challenge is quite a bit more challenging than others we have had. We would like you to choose a bridge to draw or paint. It can be a grande structure, or a little wooden bridge over a…

Welcome to our most recent art challenge where we set the task of celebrating Octopus Day. Our students have surpassed themselves! The standard of work here is absolutely superb! World Octopus Day celebrates one of the most distinctive creatures living on the…

Ehlgee Guiamoy has passed the Graphic Design in Art Diploma Course with flying colours. We have added some of Ehlgee’s artwork below for you all to view. We would like to wish Ehlgee the best of luck in her future…

The latest student to pass with a distinction on the Graphic Design in Art Diploma Course is Petra Trokanova. Here are some examples of her work. She is very talented and has amazing research and analytical skills that really inform…

We absolutely love this final project by London Art College student Angelique Johanson and have added some of the text she sent to her tutor Maggy to accompany her final painting for her Illustrating Children’s Books Diploma Course. We hope…

World Octopus day is tomorrow and we thought it would be quite magical to set a challenge around these incredible creatures. Read about them on Earth.org and then decide how you are going to create a piece of artwork to…

Welcome to our latest weekend art challenge and this has to be the cutest one for a while. We have received a whole host of penguin paintings and drawings and all are very different form the next. It’s marvellous how…

Our London Art College 2022 Competition is now closed and the entries have now been collated on our website for all to see. If you have entered, take a look at the entries here – Competition Entries 2022. If you…

I have always liked to draw small sketches from time to time, but had never really studied painting or drawing before. Some years ago, my daughter asked me to create a cookbook with our favourite recipes from Ukrainian cuisine for…

I have a long held interest and passion for drawing. Since junior school I depicted characters and their life in an imaginary parallel world. Then my favourite artist was Nicolai Rerich and his paintings of the Himalayas.  Later I found that…

My name is Sabrina and I am a designer from Germany. Read along if you are interested to hear how this jacket came to life in 2019. It all started with a plain, boring white cotton jacket, hanging way to…

Another cute weekend challenge with the theme of Penguins. You can portray adults on their own just like the fantastic photo of the penguin below, or perhaps the mum and dad penguin with their baby. Or why not just draw…

Welcome to the results of this weekends art challenge. The seasons have definitely changed here in the UK. We have transitioned from a lovely hot summer into a cooler autumn with the leaves beginning to fall. We felt this was…

We absolutely love Aimee’s illustrations from set two of the Illustrating Children’s Book Diploma course. Her watercolour wet in wet washes and deep blue tones are beautiful. Aimee’s mice are adorable and would capture any child’s imagination. If you have…

I’ve recently finished the Drawing and Painting Course which I really enjoyed, experimenting with new materials and learning loads of new skills.  As a child I loved to draw and paint, often getting in trouble for drawing on things I…

My daughter lives in China and gave me a present of a Chinese Brush Painting set, beautifullypresented in an elaborate box. Monika’s Course was the answer to “how to use the set” and itbrought me to a whole new dimension…

It is Autumn here in the UK and our leaves are turning golden and falling. We would like our students to come up with a painting or drawing on the theme of Autumn. Perhaps some ideas would be a woodland…

Welcome to the results of this weekends art challenge – Patterns in Nature. What a wonderful collection of paintings, drawings and photographs we have today! Our featured image this week is by London Art College student Joan Curnuck. Joan took…

London Art College student Angela Watson, completed the Illustrating Children’s Book Diploma and then continued on to complete the Follow on Children’s Book Course. The illustrations below were just a few that Angela created while on the follow on course….

Student Clare Isaac has completed her Beginners Drawing course and has produced some amazing pieces of artwork while working on it. As you can see, drawing for beginners isn’t all about just using a pencil. It is great to experiment…

I am currently taking the Coloured Pencil Drawing Course. Both of these drawings have been done using Luminance and Polychromous. The tree in the Lake District took about 50 hours and the exam preparation took about 35 hours. The tree…

If you head outside, you can see patterns everywhere, whether you live in the countryside or in an urban jungle. Look closely, take your sketchbook or camera and try to note the patterns in every day life. It might be…

Welcome to our weekend art challenge results. This week we asked our students to draw, paint, colour, sketch or digitally render a skyline of their choosing. We have received some very interesting and stunning results! Our featured image today is…

Student Xiao Lan Mellor wrote the message below to London Art College tutor Polly O’Leary when starting the Botanical Painting Course. We of course love Polly’s artwork too! We have added two of Xiao’s beautiful watercolour paintings below and hope…

London Art College student Jenny Pulford completed our Pet Portraits Diploma Course in June 2020. Since receiving her diploma and gaining a distinction, Jenny has gone from strength to strength with her artwork. We have added two of her pieces…

I enrolled on the Drawing and Painting Course to give me a focus during lockdown. Previously, I had experience of pencil and pen drawing, botanical work and watercolours. I found the different techniques and art materials in the course interesting….

The photos below show some stunning skylines. For this challenge though, you can portray any skyline you would like. Perhaps you have an upstairs window that you can look across rooftops, or you live rurally and your skyline is hills…

Welcome to this weekends art challenge celebrating the Owl. We have had some amazing entries this week. Our featured image is by Cerys Susannah Rees who said – Some sleepy barn owls welcoming the weekend and Autumn! It is superbly…

We have some amazing pieces to show you today by London Art College student Christine Emery. Christine is studying our Botanical Coloured Pencil Course and she has painted an array of fruits and vegetables for one of her assignments. Tutor…

Student Jaqueline Ford completed the coloured pencil course with tutor Monika Cilmi and we have aded some of her beautiful pieces below along with text to explain a little about each one. Jaqueline very kindly wrote the following to Monika…

For students who have taken the Illustrating Children’s Books Diploma Course, some have the option of also taking the Follow on Children’s Course too. Beatrice Giacomini did just that and wrote and illustrated a children’s book from start to finish,…

Our London Art College competition is officially open to all of our students! Send us one piece of work that you have created. It can be in any medium apart from pure photography. It doest have to be a piece…

Tutor Alan Dedman is holding a live Life Drawing class in Badingham on Saturday 10th of September. Take a look at Alan’s blog post to read more about it. Students are welcome to attend.

This weekends challenge is really simple! Its all about owls! We would love for you to draw, paint, design, illustrate or create digitally any kind of owl artwork. You have free reign on the style of artwork you create and…

Welcome to the results of our latest weekend art challenge, all on the theme of London! We have some fantastic images this week, our featured image being of a Route Master Bus by student Nina Phillips. We love it! It’s…

Pet Portrait student Shirley Snow has completed her Pet Portraits Diploma Course and created some beautiful artwork in the process. The pet portrait course covers all aspects of learning to draw and paint pets from studying eyes, noses, mouths, feathers…

We have some wonderful artwork today by young artist Milly Oxendale aged 12. Milly took our Drawing For Children Art Course and she has really enjoyed creating these for the assignments. We love the tiger, the colours are superb. If…

Student James Duncombe has been working really hard on his Beginners Drawing Course, putting into practice everything he has learnt at each stage during the course. We have added a few of James’s drawings below and hope that you find…

This weekend art challenge is all about London. If anyone has visited perhaps you have your own photos to work from, along with inspiration from your trip. If not, we have added a few photos below to get you started….

Welcome to this weekends art challenge results all about Orcas. Such a beautiful and majestic creature, we hope our students enjoyed painting and drawing them. Our featured image this week is by Landscape Diploma student Norman Tharby. Norman’s acrylic painting…

Young student Mehdi Rubbani has created some amazing drawings on his Learning to Draw Children’s course. We encourage our young students to draw things that they love, for instance their toys and console games, favoruite objects or trainers and in…

Student Michelle Emmerson is working through our Pet Portrait Diploma Course and has submitted some wonderful work over the months. We have added a few of Michelles work below for you to see. Michelle said of her Tiger pastel painting……

We have a wonderful collection of artwork from the Drawing and Painting Diploma Course below for everyone to see today. It shows how flexible the course is when students can come up with so many diverse pieces that you can…

This weekends art challenge is all about Orcas. We would like you to either draw, paint or illustrate an Orca. You can create a realistic painting or drawing. Alternatively, think more creatively and design a motif of an orca or…

For this weeks art challenge we asked our students to draw or paint some cupcakes. There are plenty of variations in cupcake designs and students could create single cupcakes, a scene or cartoon illustration. We received some absolutely fantastic pieces…

London Art College student Otilija Jasilionyte recently took the Drawing for Children Course and has created some absolutely beautiful drawings during it. We have added some of her work below for everyone to view. The featured image is of Otilija…

Some absolutely stunning work today by London Art College student Catarina Andrade. Catarina is a young student on the Beginners Drawing Course and has really blossomed over the course. The featured image you see above, can be seen in full…

Amazing artwork from Victoria who is working with tutor Polly O’Leary on the Botanical Painting Diploma Course Her work is stunning and we decided to add snippets of Victorias text that went along to Polly work, in case budding botanical…

This weekend we are celebrating cupcakes! These are a lot of fun to paint and draw and even though we have had similar challenges in the past, we never tire of painting, drawing or eating them! We have added lots…

Welcome to our latest art challenge and this week is all about being pink! We challenged our students to try to paint or draw anything, as long as the majority of the piece was pink. Our students have done a…

I loved painting at junior school, and the teacher loved my paintings. She said that I ‘had an eye’. I didn’t really know what she meant, as I thought I had two, but was glad that she liked them. At…

I was asked to be Bradford Teaching Hospitals Artist in Residence which I accepted. This offer was sent to me after my 4th art donation to them and was offered as a way of expressing their appreciation. Below is a…

Student Jane Tivey completed these two superb pieces whilst working on the Coloured Pencil Course with Monika Cilmi. We have added some of the text that Jane wrote to Monika to go along side the images so that studnets can…

Welcome to our latest weekend art challenge where we are celebrating the colour Pink! We would like you to paint or draw anything…. but only in pink! Sound easy? You can use any shade of pink you would like, just…

Welcome to the results of this weekend’s art challenge. We absolutely loved the theme of this art challenge, and we hope our students enjoyed it too. Ducks are the most wonderful subjects for drawing and painting, from realism to cartoon…

We have a lovely collection of paintings today from a variety of students. Each student completed these paintings for their Drawing and Painting Diploma Course. There are multiple sets of work to complete during the course, giving students plenty of…

Young student Deimante Krasnauskaite aged 10 took our Drawing For Children course recently. We have collected some of the work Deimante created while on the course for you to see below. We love them all. Especially Simba the cat! Deimante…