Category: Student Artwork

Elisabeth Planella is studying with Alan Dedman on the Oil Painting course and we were immediately drawn to this piece due to the amazing bold colours and composition. We love the black outlines to the objects, it almost gives it…

We always love seeing students work from the Illustrating Children’s Books Diploma Course and Alexandra Naidoo has created the most happy and colourful montages here. There is so much going on in this summers day scene, plenty to keep children occupied!

Diane Allen painted this bluebell wood for a study unit on the Landscape Diploma Course. We love the vivid colours of the bluebells which works beautifully with the sun set colours in the sky. Excellent painting!

Elaine Hughes has been studying the Life drawing and painting course with Alan Dedman and has painted this superb painting in watercolour. We love the fresh and clean results that Elaine has created here, watercolour being one of the most…

Julia Morris has completed this wonderful painting on canvas for the Oils course with Alan Dedman. She has used an impasto technique with a pallet knife to build up her colours and textures to create not only a stunning and…

Laura Ashton has painted the most exquisite painting for one of her study units on the Botanical Painting Diploma Course. We are amazed and the amount of detail Laura has created here and im sure received very high marks form tutor Gaynor for…

Roni who is an autistic student has just finished the Cartooning Diploma Course with parental help. John Byrne said …”I think this is one of the most touching feedbacks I have received and they both richly deserve a merit diploma! A…

Sarah Tait has painted this for the view through a window exercise on the Drawing and Painting Diploma Course. We love the limited colour pallet Sarah has used here, it feels very natural and calming. The texture of the wooden…

Marcela Zambrano is currently studying on the Beginners Painting Course and has been experimenting with colour, texture using paint on canvas. It is so important to experiment and we love this unique piece painted by Marcela. The colours are superb!

Kathleen Armstrong has painting this wonderfully bright and vivid flower for her Botanical Painting Diploma Course exercise. We love her watercolour techniques here and delicate painting, superb!

Julia Gardiner is studying with Gaynor Dickeson on the Botanical Coloured Pencil Diploma Course and this is one of the studies Julia created for a study unit on the course.

Sean Cocker has portrayed a lily plant in pastels for his Drawing and Painting Diploma course. We love the dark tones of the background which allow the white of the lily flower to come forward. Excellent work!

Hello Everyone, My name is Robert McGowan and I am the creator of snipegrass-cartoons.com. I did a cartooning diploma course from London Art College with tutor John Byrne circa 2011-2013. I found the course very helpful as I have always…

Sandhya Sharma is studying with Paul Weaver on the Drawing and Painting Diploma Course and this is one of the drawings that Sandhya completed for a course exercise.

Sara Sykes is studying with John Byrne on the Cartooning Diploma Course and we love this study! We hope it makes you all smile too!

Joan Cleave is currently studying the Gaynor Dickeson on the Botanical Coloured Pencil Diploma Course. Joan has rendered this lily beautifully and are are proud to show Joan’s work here on our college news blog. We look forward to seeing more…

Jay Kelly created this hilarious cartoon for a study unit exercises on her Cartooning Diploma Course with tutor John Byrne. Excellent idea and pen and ink work!

We have recently received a copy of this beautiful painting created by one of our students Paul Ward. Paul is studying with tutor Paul Weaver on the Drawing and painting Diploma Paul said… “This is a spot on a canal near the…

Jack Harding completed this watercolour study for the scene through a window exercise on the Drawing and Painting Diploma Course. We found it such a relaxing scene we just had to add it to our blog for our students to…

Pamela Zwickert has completed D11 Digital Illustration Diploma course tutored by Spencer Hill and has without doubt earned herself a distinction. She tackled every assignment with enthusiasm and pushed the technical boundaries every time to really make the most of…

Ann Russell has completed this wonderful ink and wash painting for her Chinese Brush Painting Course and we think it is superb. Tutor Monica Cilmi helps all of her students tirelessly and is a wonderful tutor. if you would like to…

Andrew Bethell is completing the Drawing and Painting Diploma Course and has created these drawings digitally. We love them. its always fantastic to experiment with any and all media available to you and these are wonderful! We hope that you…

Sabine Krappmann is one of our favourite students who studied on the Botanical Painting Diploma Course and this drawing of a leaf is no exception. Its absolutely stunning. There are some really advanced drawing techniques here, the play of light and…

Jennifer Cowen has been studying with Spencer Hill, on the D11 Digital Illustration Diploma Course. Spencer said…”Jennifer started off producing superb digital art and then just kept delivering with enthusiasm and technical aptitude. I have no hesitation recommending her for a distinction….

Janet Trotta completed this for a study unit on the Beginners Painting Course. We absolutely love it and find it a very happy painting, the colours and flowers are utterly delightful!!

Daniel Cole completed this for his Cartooning Diploma Course, excellent study!

For Spencer Hill, tutor for the D11 Digital Illustration Diploma Course,  students who tick all the technical boxes but also demonstrate enthusiasm, commitment, progression beyond the material and engage with both Spencer and the course, earns a Distinction. Julia Feliz is one…

Amelia Whiffin has not only completed one drawing of this bird but two. one in pencil and one in coloured pencil for her Coloured Pencil Course. We often advise students to do preliminary drawings in graphite pencil before starting one…

Alka Sikka has completed this wonderful drawing for the Beginners Drawing Course. This is a very tricky subject, as it deals with the refraction between the water and pencils in the glass. Alka has handled it superbly and we are looking…

Denise Wood has completed her final assignment for D11 Digital Illustration Diploma Course, and tutor Spencer Hill, believe that her progress, enthusiasm and demonstration of the digital techniques has earned her a Distinction. We are including some of Denise’s artwork…

Tracy Marshall has just submitted this great image which we felt was completely blog worthy! She also added this to her evaluation page we I though it might be useful for other illustration students. “….I think what has developed for…

Janet Knight exceeded at the Drawing and Painting Diploma Course and we just loved her work form start to finish. Here is one of her wonderful paintings from the course – doesn’t it make you smile 🙂

Julie Ann Maguire studied with the London Art college last year. She has now developed her own website and its online for fellow students to view. We hope that this helps to inspire our students to create a website of their…

Colleen Christopher is studying on our Coloured Pencil Course and has created a fantastic still life with a glass and crushed can. both items are tricky to draw and Colleen has done a wonderful job here.

Anna Pavlova has completed this amazing portrait of a child and a toy monkey for a study unit exercise on the Coloured Pencil Course. Anna’s use of line here to describe the contours of the face and hair are superb, the…

Anita De La Hunty has created a beautiful drawing of a flower in a glass of water for the Beginners Drawing Course. This is a superb still life subject for anyone learning to draw as it not only deals with…

Alison Hughes is studying on our Coloured Pencil Drawing Course and has created this wonderful drawing of a boat and landscape scene using coloured pencils. We love Alison’s use of line, particularly in the shape and form of the boat…

Panya is one of our youngest students on the Graphic Design Art course.  Her tutor Vanessa Weaver says  ‘She has completed the course with a distinction as her passion for art and design is very evident.’  She has been battling…

Another cartoon by Alessandra Patania who is studying with John Byrne on the Cartooning Diploma Course. We love this one!!

This is a very interesting blog post today as we not only can post the artwork but also the photo of the still life Alan McMahon used for one of his drawings on the Coloured Pencil Course. It is superb…

Alex Hughes has been working hard through the Chinese Brush Painting Course and has produced some wonderful paintings. Here are a few of Alex’s studies of flowers, we hope you like them!

We love this sheet of faces by Alessandra Patania who is studying with John Byrne on the Cartooning Diploma Course. They really make us smile!

Al Johara Beydoun is completing the Drawing and Painting Diploma Course and this is one of his preliminary drawings in readiness for a painting. We thought it would be interesting for our students to see a piece that was in progress…

Anna Pavlova studied with tutor Julie Douglas on the Coloured Pencil Course and this is one of her drawings from the course. We really love the textured lines Anna creates in her work, she has a superb study of drawing…

Ulrike Miesen Schuermann completed the Drawing and Painting Diploma Course recently and we love Ulrike’s artwork. This study is exquisite, the colour pallet is excellent and we hope that our students and readers find it as inspiring as we do!

Joanne Taylor completed the Drawing and Painting Diploma Course with distinctions and this is one of our favourite paintings of Joanne. Truly worthy of being here on our college news blog. We know that Joanne will enjoy a very happy…

Evelyn Sichrovsky studied on the Drawing and Painting Diploma Course and created some wonderful studies while working through the exercises with her tutor. This is one of our favourites, the softness of the pencil work is stunning! We are sure that Evelyn…

Maria Kemp has been working with Alan Dedman on the Colour Awareness Course and has not only come up with a superb montage but created in using a limited pallet. Lovely design and excellent colours!

Tanya Bowles  has completed this for the Colour Awareness Course, its part of a painting completed in monochrome and a limited pallet. If anyone is wondering is the back of a horse and rider! Its a superb painting and we…

Christopher Young has created the most fabulous drawing of sugar, salt and mustard for a study unit from his Beginners Drawing Course. The most simple of objects can be turned into a very interesting and three dimensional drawing – why not…

Jan Rossington has completed this wonderful painting on canvas for the Drawing and Painting Diploma Course while studying with tutor Paul Weaver. We love the colour pallet, and the play of light on this child’s face – superb!

I think we can all recognise Heath Ledgers character The Joker from the Dark Knight here, beautifully rendered by Sean Cocker for a study exercise in the Drawing and Painting Diploma Course. Superb colours and excellent likeness achieved!

We love this very delicate painting by Senur Bicer who completed this for the Chinese Brush Painting Course. We also love the colour of the paper and ink – beautiful!

This amazing painting has been completed by Shelby Bledsoe on the Drawing and Painting Diploma Course. We absolutely love this, the depth of colours, detail in the vase and fruit, it all looks very three dimensional and solid. Even to…

Barbara Murray completed this as one of her exercise pieces for tutor John Byrne while studying on the Cartooning Diploma Course. We love this cartoon and look forward to seeing more from Barbara in the near future.

Steven Durant Burgin is currently studying with tutor Paul Weaver on the Drawing and Painting Diploma Course. We love this tree study and think the textures Steven has created are amazing. It looks very autumnal too with the sienna colours….

Yolande Anderson is currently completing the Cartooning Diploma Course with tutor John Byrne and this is one of the studies Yolande has created for part of her assignments. We think is it fantastic and a great cartoon for Children.

Stella Faliagka created this collage of colours as an example of a colour palette for the Colour Awareness Course. The photograph Stella has taken of the cut out pieces of paper and the way that they have been arranged is superb….

To demonstrate that she is not a one-trick pony, Julie Ann Maguire is producing a series of graphite images entitled “Postcards from Eire”. These pieces, in size 20cm x 15cm (8″ x 6″), originate from photographs taken by the artist on a…

My name is Rory Donald & today I’ve just submitted some pieces for the final run of exercises of the superb Sci-Fi & Fantasy course to my tutor John Byrne at London Art Collage. Although it’s taken me a while…

Matthew Jones is currently studying with John Byrne on the Cartooning Diploma and has emailed us a few of his cartoons for us to see and post on our social media pages. We hope that you can help Mathew by…

We have just received this wonderful email from Chris McDonald who has just passed the Cartooning Diploma with John Byrne. Chris’s career has got off to a flying start….keep reading to find out more! Congratulations Chris! ——————————————— I’ve just read the…

Clare Andrews has completed the house assignment on the Digital Illustration course with tutor Spencer Hill. We love Clare’s superb use of colour and texture here, particularly the shine in the windows!

Alankrita Jain has created the most fabulous underwater scene for her Illustrating Children’s Book Diploma exercise. We love the concept and Alankrita’s use of watercolour, the watery wet in wet effect for the sea is superb! Keep up the great…

Claire Ninham has created two beautiful pieces for one of her Botanical Painting assignments. We absolutely love the attention to detail created here and hope that this is an inspiration for our other students.

What an apt Cartoon which we have just posted on our Twitter page, created by Chris McDonald who has passed the Cartooning course with Distinctions!! Congratulations Chris!

Diana Leighton has created a beautiful pen and ink illustration for one of her assignments on the Illustrating Children’s book Diploma Course. Diana has a very illustrative style, clean lines and very effective!

Elizabeth Coetzee has just completed the D1 Drawing and Painting Diploma Course with Paul Weaver and has passed with distinctions. This is one of Elizabeths paintings below and we hope that it makes you smile! We wish Elizabeth the best…

Jane Hoggard has completed the Illustrating Children’s Book Diploma course and has very kindly emailed a few of her pieces of share on our blog. Jane said …”The first assignment based on the infamous text of ” row row row”……

Kate Grinsell has created the most stunning illustration for the Sci Fi Fantasy course. We are thrilled that Kate has been enjoying the course with our lovely Tutor John Byrne and we are looking forward to seeing more form her…

My name is Catriona Jennings and I’m a student on the photography course, my second course with London Art College.  I did the children’s illustration a few years ago.  I signed up for the photography course just before Christmas. One of…

Ann Edward is studying on our Pastels course and this is a superb preliminary study in monochrome using only black, grey and white pastels. Creating preliminary studies like this in greyscale can really help students understand the depth of tones within…

A very colourful collage today from student Karen Logan who is studying with Maggy Roberts on the Illustrating Children’s Books Diploma Course. If any of our students would like to see their own artwork posted here on our blog, drop us…

I recently helped Geraldine Suggett with a few problems she was having with uploading her artwork to The Art Room. Geraldine emailed me her work and I was so impressed I asked if she would be able to write something about…

When former LAC student, Julie Ann Maguire graduated on the Coloured Pencil certificate course last year, she had a string of CP drawings appear as exhibits in Birmingham, Nottingham and Somerset. Continuing to flourish this year, she has a portrait of “Girl with…