Category: Student Artwork

We are thrilled to display student Frederick Thurgood’s seascape paintings on our blog today. Frederick has been painting seascapes while working on the Landscape Diploma Course with us at the London Art College. Frederick said…. I am a seventy year…

Second in a feature of two posts by Deepthi Horagoda. The first post can be found here – Illustrating Children’s Books The brief titled ‘Row, row, row your boat’ for the illustrating children’s books course that I am currently taking, was…

We have two most wonderful blog posts by student Deepthi Horagoda for today and tomorrow. Deepthi is studying with Maggy on the Illustrating Children’s Books Online Art Diploma Course. This is the first instalment…. I found the first set of exercises…

We have received a wonderful email from student Mel Newing who is currently studying with tutor Gayle Mason on the Pet Portrait Online Art Course Mel said … “I’ve just submitted my first assignment into Gayle for the Pet Portrait course…

I have a really promising student, Hilde Orye, whose work for assignment 1 (line drawings) is superb. I am impressed with how she has managed to convey the sense of space within her work, by simply adjusting the weight of her lines. This is a great…

My name is Rosalyn Van Loock. While studying under John Byrne over the past year on the Cartooning Online Art Course, I simultaneously produced a book which is 50% Illustrations. I am really excited as it has just been accepted for…

Student Valerie Nicola  is currently working though our Pet Portraits Online Art Course and these are her latest two portraits for submission. We love the horse painting with the green coloured background, the colours really set off the the horse beautifully. Valerie…

Todays post is about two very talented students who are studying on the Botanical Online art course with Shevaun Doherty. This section of the course specialises in botanical drawing. Both Sian Jones and Lynda Newnes have created two beautiful pieces…

Jackie Davies has created two beautiful paintings for the Landscape Online Art Course which you can see below. Jackie also completed our  Illustrating Children’s Online Art Course too. Jackie has been painting for about 10 years and has even run some local mixed…

Michelle Thomas is currently studying with Maggy Roberts on the Illustrating Children’s Books Online Art Course. The first piece of artwork which you can see below is wonderfully designed. Michelle has created a double page spread for a Children’s book about…

Alison Huges has created another superb piece for her coursework on the coloured pencil drawing course. Its amazing how drawing very simple objects like these can turn into a stunning drawing. Glass is not an easy subject to draw either….

Diane Allan is currently working on our Landscape Online Art Course Diploma and studied bluebells woodlands and trees as part of her first landscape project. Diane has said…. I would like a better understanding on how to paint landscapes and I would like…

Alison Huges studied on our Coloured Pencil Online Art Course and created this lovely still life piece using coloured pencils. We love Alison’s attention to detail throughout the piece. The deep vibrant colour of the background and the green colours of the…

Student Veranika Andreyeva has just completed our Botanical Painting Online Art Course this week. Veranika received the highest grade, which is a Diploma and passed with flying colours. She will be receiving her certificate very soon. The London Art College would like…

Todays post is all about Mollie Melhuish who is currently studying on our online art course Botanical Coloured Pencils Course. Tutor Shevaun Doherty emailed us the wonderful coloured pencil drawing below. Mollie completed this drawing as one of her submission…

Today’s post has been very kindly written by one of our students Angela Watson. Angela is studying the Illustrating Children’s Books Online Art Diploma Course with Maggy Roberts. Angela has written and illustrated ‘Emily and Ziba: The Shimmering Cave’ and so we asked…

Larissa Andreassen, who is from Norway, studied at the Moscow School of Architecture and Design. She went on to complete a number of courses with us at the London Art College including the Landscape Diploma Course. All of our art courses are…

Dawn Treacher studied with tutor Maggy Roberts on our Illustrating Children’s Book Online Art Diploma Course.. She has recently been working on a book illustration with publisher, Cranachan Publishing. Read below how Dawn was commissioned and the process behind completing the book illustration. We…

Today’s college news post is a very exciting one. Celia is an award winning Artist and Illustrator who studied our Illustrating Children’s Books Online Art Diploma Course. The course tutor is Maggy Robert and Celia had access to Maggy’s help online…

Emily Stafford is currently studying our Graphic Design Online Art Diploma Course. One of Emily’s recent assignments was to design new packaging for Darjeeling tea. Emily not only designed the packaging in sketches on paper, but she also made a…

Anthony Tilt is currently working through our Watercolour Online Art Diploma Course. He has recently created these three wonderful watercolour paintings for his assignments. We thought we would showcase them here on our college news blog as inspiration for our students….

Arlya Tuckey is currently studying our Colour Awareness Online Art Course with tutor Alan Dedman. Arlya is studying with us from her home in Australia and is also completing our Diploma in Drawing and Painting too. Choosing, mixing and identifying colours is…

Mokhtar Ibrahim painted this beautiful still life oil painting below. He is currently studying the Drawing and Painting Online Art Diploma Course and the Oil Painting Online Art Course with us. Mokhtar quite often posts his artwork and questions on our student forum….

The London Art College run a popular Still Life Online Art Course. Student Ailsa Long has been creating colour studies both as practice pieces in her sketchbook and more finished studies as you can see below. This one was completed to…

Did you know we have a Photography Online Art Diploma Course available to our students? One of the most used pieces of equipment for artists is a camera – whether it be an old fashioned film camera, an up to the…

Todays Drawing & Painting Online Art Course post is about a fabulous painting by student Leanne Smith who has just completed the Drawing and Painting Online Art Diploma Course. Students are set a variety of briefs throughout the course and…

Jennifer Leach is currently working with tutor John Byrne on the Science Fiction and Fantasy Online Art Course. Jennifer has created her illustration below using traditional media, however students are more than welcome to use digital mediums on this course too, along…

Congratulations to Veranika Andreyeva, who has successfully completed the Botanical Painting Online Art Diploma Course with Distinctions. We have collated 5 of Veranika’s botanical paintings below, we absolutely love them.  Tutor Shevaun Doherty said….  “Veranika has really progressed well on the…

We have recently received a lovely email from Joanne Taylor who completed our Drawing and Painting Online Art Diploma Course. Joanne has very kindly allowed us to use it here on our blog and we hope that it helps inspire our current…

London Art College student Nina Daniels has very kindly had a photo taken of herself with her Diploma for us to display here on our college news blog. We would like to congratulate Nina for passing the Illustrating Children’s Books…

Student Ann Edwards is studying our Pastels Online Art Course and has been experimenting with the texture and tonal ranges of a garlic bulb. Ann had created a wonderful study here and we particularly like the way Ann has not defined the…

Alan Caswell created this dramatic painting of trees and a landscape whilst studying on our Landscape Painting Online Art Course. The colours and tones Alan used are really stunning. It  feels as though we are looking at a vibrant, warm…

Students who study our Illustrating Children’s Books Online Art Course are often set the task of creating  pen and ink illustrations in a particular format around a poem. The poem is called ‘When all is Dark’ and we find that it fires the imagination…

Amelia Whifffin studied on our Coloured Pencil Online Art Course and created some wonderful full colour drawings, one of which you can see below. Coloured pencil is a very versatile medium in that you can create smaller studies and sketches…

Nola Sindel studied our Botanical Online Art Course and produced some beautiful illustrations while on the art course. The painting below is no exception, we absolutely love it. Nola handles watercolour as a medium beautifully and the colours all work…

Belinda Cullen studied on the Watercolour Online Art Course and produced many stunning watercolours during her time with us. You can find a few on our website and this is one of our favourites below. We love the way Belinda…

Carol Green, a student  studying on the Pastels Online Art Course, has been experimenting with texture in pastel. The study below of fruit in a bowl is a great exercise for students as it allows the student to tackle a number of…

This is a lovely sketch from student Andrew Hawkins. Andrew is studying with Alan Dedman on the Drawing and Painting online art course. The drawing and painting course is a Diploma course and it gives students a wonderful grounding in general drawing…

Robert Wilkinson recently passed the Illustrating Children’s Book Online Art Course with flying colours. He gained a distinction for his dedication, commitment and outstanding work throughout the course. He was tutored by Maggy Roberts who supported him on his journey. Robert is…

Jonnie Griffiths recently completed the Cartooning Diploma Course with tutor John Byrne. Since completing the course Jonnie has been working hard on his drawing and cartoons, trying to promote himself and his work. We have just received an email from…

Lets all hope that this isn’t going to be the case for the Summer here in the UK! This cartoon was created by student Chris Jaffe whilst studying with John Byrne on the Cartooning Diploma Course.

Charmian Kaiser completed this wonderful collage while studying with Maggy Roberts on the Illustrating Children’s Book Diploma Course. Students are set a number of assignments throughout the course and in this assignment, students are asked to play around with wet in wet…

Alfred Blakers successfully completed the online Landscape Painting Art Course studying with tutor Alan Dedman. Students can experiment with painting landscapes in watercolour and oils. They can work out in the field from life or  from the comfort of their own home working from…

Chris McDonald is currently studying with tutor John Byrne on the Cartooning Diploma Course. Among the many wonderful cartoons and story boards Chris has created within his assignments for the course, this cartoon really stood out to us.  Its excellent drawn and…

Craig Waterworth is studying with John Byrne on the Scifi Fantasy course and has created this amazing piece of artwork. The idea of to morph three animals in sequence and Craig has used an Elephant, Octopus and Leopard. It has…

This very bold digital drawing was created by one of our students while studying on the iPad course. Elaine Richter used a drawing app on her iPad to create this fantastic illustration of a butterfly. The iPad course has now…

Here are the long awaited results of this years official London Art College Cartooning Competition! We have received some superb entries this year, there have been some excellent ideas and we enjoyed viewing all of the entries that have been sent…

Happy Easter! We would like to wish all of our students a very Happy Easter! The illustration below is by student Jamie Hardy, who has just finished the Digital Illustration course and received a distinction from Spencer Hill – Congratulations Jamie!…

My name is Yvonne Ryves and I have spent almost two years working my way through the Colour Pencil Course. When I started I had never used the medium before and at first found the slowness of it frustrating especially…

Lynda Dearden is currently studying our popular Oil Painting Course and has produced the fantastic portrait below in oils on canvas. The oil painting course is perfect for students who need a little guidance using oils on canvas or board and…

This is an absolute superb study created by a student who is currently studying with the London Art College tutor and professional artist Alan Dedman. Deimante Bruzguliene is currently working through the distance learning course  Portrait Painting Certificate Course and has been practicing features of…

Huda Pearn is studying with tutor Monika Cilmi on the  Beginners Painting Course and is learning how to use colour. The painting that Huda has created below is excellent. Huda is experimenting with watercolour washes, colour and texture here – and creating depth and perspective…

This is a lovely piece of artwork from student Janet Parker, who completed our iPad course. We have now developed a full illustration Course and Digital Illustration Course to replace the iPad course, both run by tutor Spencer Hill. If you are looking…

A fabulous painting today from Life Drawing Course student Sandhya Sharma. The painting that Sandhya has created is absolutely superb and well drawn and rendered. We love the cool colours of the background along with the cloth the model is sitting…

Todays post is of a drawing by a young student on the Drawing for Children course. Trainers and shoes are a fantastic subject for children to draw as they are a fairly simple shape, yet have lots of wonderful textures and…

The picture below is my first and only watercolour painting ever.  I painted it for the portrait course. When studying watercolour methods in the course notes and videos, I became fascinated with the great variety of techniques that one could use…

My name is  and I am currently studying the Cartooning Diploma with John Byrne. I began in life studying General Art and Fine Jewellery/ Silversmithing. I went on to study therapeutic models and advocacy to empower people suffering with disabilities both…

Hello, my name is Gethin Walters and I am currently doing the D2 Cartooning Diploma Course, which John Byrne tutors. I am a teacher by trade but I find it therapeutic when I’m drawing. I have always ‘doodled’ and enjoyed…

My name is Udayana Lugo, and I have just completed my Illustrating Children’s Books Diploma. I am a designer by profession, and I was taught to think through my pencil. I also learnt to try and understand a shape as…

Here is a fabulous poster design by student Joy Deane who is studying on the Graphic Design Diploma Course with Vanessa Weaver. We love the immediacy of the design and love that its in a Christmas tree shape too!

Linda Clutterbuck studied on the Portrait Painting Course and created this wonderful drawing in Pastel. We love the natural colours used as the background works very well and doesn’t overpower the scene. Superb portrait and excellent work Linda!

 My name is Jenny Drew and I completed the Cartooning Diploma Course with John Byrne. I developed enough confidence to begin cartooning stories of the young people I work with, in my job as a Youth Offending Preventions Keyworker. At first…

My name is Jane Sunbeam and I have just finished my MA in Children’s Book Illustration and I wanted to write how the Illustrating Children’s Book Diploma with Maggy Roberts was a really important part of this journey. When I was nervously…

We have just received some exciting news from one of our students Sarah Lister…. “I just wanted to share my exciting news today that I’m illustrator of the week on childrensillustrators.com. 🙂 I’ve forwarded the email to you! Exciting!!!!!” “Childrensillustrators.com (the…

A beautiful painting for today’s post by Marcela Zambrano who is studying with tutor Alan Dedman on the Oil painting course. We love the feel of this piece, its warmth is beautiful the colours work very well. Congratulations Marcela on a superb…

Sean Cocker has just passed the Drawing and Painting Diploma Course with flying colours. Tutor Paul Weaver Tutor said that “Sean had worked really hard and his final unit was awesome!” We have added some of Sean’s paintings, drawings and…

Another student has successfully completed the new Illustration Diploma. The high standards continue as Julia Feliz has achieved the highest accreditation of Distinction. Julia has delivered a strong portfolio of illustrations in response to the challenging assignments. Examples of her…

My name is Paul Ward and I am studying the Drawing and Painting Diploma. For the final assignment of a painting of a time of day I have gone for one of my favourite places, Hunstanton beach in winter and…

A beautiful painting by student Dr. Suneeta Kulkarni who is studying on the Drawing and Painting Diploma Course. Isn’t this a superb piece!

We would like to wish all of our students and followers a very Happy New Year and all the best with their studies and artwork in 2016! Today’s festive coloured pencil drawing is by Julie Ann Maguire.

Todays Festive artwork is by Student Drew Sth who has created watercolour pieces depicting scenes around Singapore. Draw Said “Singapore is a tropical country all year round, hence it was fun imagining what it would be like if winter comes…

A beautiful illustration of a Robin for today’s festive piece by student Beatrice Giacomini.

The perfect piece of artwork for Boxing Day by student Lindsey Loewen.

Merry Christmas from us all at the London Art College!