There is always slight foreboding when attending an exhibit of art studies: while technically sound, the works are often devoid of sentiment and resemble something completed on auto-pilot. Thankfully, Edinburgh College of Art's combined exhibition of work from lifelong learners in art studies courses at the College for Creative Studies has much more on show than technical aptitude.

As the name implies, lifelong learners attend over months and in some cases years,meaning the work reflects a sincere effort in tackling a chosen medium. The exhibit allows a showcase for the underrepresented mediums such as textiles and glasswork. The artists are approaching these traditional mediums not as obstacles but rather a challenge to claim as their own; they have the freedom of experimentation rather than the pressure of producing perfect pieces. There are resonances of influences: a modest tribute or a complete re-working. James Watson reincarnates Henri Matisse’s dancers into sheets drying in the wind. Forbes Ridland’s splattered snowflakes resemble Peter Doig’s Canadian landscapes. Marketa Pauzerova inspects her model with the same harsh strokes as Lucien Freud. Stephen Murray’s glass slide tile puzzle spells out I DON’T THINK THIS IS ART, tipping his own bowler hat to Rene Magritte.

It is evident that the artists were spoilt for choice in life drawing; Adrienne Murray holds together the model with watery blocks of colour. Louise Martine’s model sits on a throne of blood red and royal blue, while Donna McRoberts’s elderly lady wastes away in a sea of green.

This exhibit shows that it is not about the end but the journey towards, whether a lifelong learner or beginning a degree. In either case, as Kathleen Amoore’s calligraphy elegantly explains, "I am still learning".