Portrait Artist of the Year 2021…….

MayBee It isn’t really. They just spend 4 hours looking at a screen rather than the model.

I suppose it’s different when the artists only have 4 hours to do the portrait.

I wonder about that as well BBbevn. Live model should be their reference.

I always watch it, but being fine art trained I can’t understand why they use photographs. The model is there for a reason.

I watched the first one this week and thoroughly enjoyed it. I particularly appreciated that the artists were using different mediums. I've fourth week in to an art course, I'm a completely talent less beginner but so far we've used charcoal and chalk, soft pastels and this week we used pen and ink and it is such fun. We all manage to turn out something passable, can't wait to have a go at a portrait, this has whetted my appetite!

I missed Landscape Artist of the Year the other day. Then set the alarm to watch the repeat at 5am but fell asleep half way through. Does anyone know which one won? I don’t think it’s going to be repeated again. At least I know which night the portrait one is on. I do worry that Sky Arts will, at some point, no longer be free now that I’m hooked on it (and watch it as much as BBC4 these days).

I couldn’t believe that she’d done that. I thought at first that she’d had a tattoo on her eyelid! As usual, I didn’t like the winning portrait. On the subject of Sky Arts there was an amazing ballet on in the early hours yesterday. Casanova.

Would you tattoo your eyeballs???

I'll see it next year when it is broadcast here! I just finished watching The Great British Baking Show 2020. Loved it.

You get such nice quality TV shows, some of which are broadcast here on a later season. I have to avoid media on the shows in case the winner is revealed for me.

I will watch for this one.
Vegansrock, how exciting for you. Good luck!

Yes I’ll be watching. As someone who can’t draw for toffee I’m in awe of what the contestants produce, and how different they are.

@vegansrock How exciting I hope they do well ?

vegansrock. How marvellous xxxxx

I have to confess to a vested interested as a v close relative of mine is in it this year ( not tonight’s episode) . V proud mum here.

Oh yes love it

Thank you for reminding me. I love this programme and am recording it. Was it last year that the winner did wonderful portraits using what seemed to be coloured pencils?

The repeat tomorrow is at 7pm.

Thank you for the heads up. I love it.
I have tried portraits of my husband, they always end up looking like Boy George which would be great if husband didn’t look more like Charlie Drake, only taller.
‘heads up’ that was good wasn’t it, shame it wasn’t intentional.

Thanks for that. Was watching the photography one late last night and saw the preview of the portrait one but forgot about it when I fell asleep! Do you think Sky Arts will, at some point, start charging us to watch?

Can't wait! - bit can't see it tonight as otherwise engaged - for anyone else in that situation, it is on during the day tomorrow.

Ooh goody! I always enjoy this.