Professional Success Stories

I successfully completed the Painting and Drawing Diploma and The Children's Book Illustration course, both passed with a merit grade, which has given me a good base to start with as now I have enrolled on a Foundation Diploma in Art and Design at my local college. Doing both of the courses gave me the courage to carry on with my art and perhaps I will be able to make a living out of it.

I took the art in design course with a hope to start freelancing online, what is my dream. I moved to London recently and plan my solo exhibition for next year. My personal work is drawing on MDF wooden boards, based on organic unusual pieces which I usually resize or just simply take out from context and change from organic to industrial or industrial to organic.

I've just finished reading your last critique. Thank you very much for your kind words and for the Distinction Certificate. I feel very honoured knowing that you considered my artworks at that award level. Going through some of the Exercises and managing a new media, have increased my confidence. My Creativity has shifted to a more mature place where I feel very content.

I am thrilled to have received my diploma and to pass with distinction. It was worth all the hard work. I really enjoyed the course. The feedback from Maja was so helpful and encouraging at all times. I would highly recommend the London Art College to anyone tied to home who wants to study art.

I have just completed History of Art Course and what a great course it was! The tutor was very encouraging and had a great sense of humour. Not only did I learn about period/style but the course helped to develop my own preferences and appreciation of art.

After being diagnosed with restrictive health problems in 2005 I needed to find a focus in my life. I have no formal art training and reneged on a place at Art College in the 70's in favour of getting a job to fund getting to my Punk rock gigs somehow! I enrolled as soon as I could and with the gentle, encouraging and wonderfully humorous tuition of Jan I could feel my confidence returning.

I am delighted to have received my Certificate for the Coloured Pencil course as a pass with merit. Thank you for a most interesting and useful course. The critiques provided by Julie were very helpful and they have passed on her enthusiasm for the medium.

I must say I found this whole art course incredibly useful. For the most part, I have needed to do at least a little bit of work every week which has been really useful to keep the creativity flowing! I also feel that my style is a lot clearer now and thank you so much for your helpful criticism, I am trying much harder to work on my weak points.

Thank you for your critiques to both illustrations: I found it very useful and helpful, not only for the good points, but also for my mistakes and missed points! I wished I had some good critiques like yours in my life. You really 'unwind' the students' process of illustrating and make them see things that were hidden to them.