Portrait Artist Of The Year | S03 E08

Portrait Artist Of The Year | S03 E08 | All Documentary

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2 жыл бұрын

It's the final and the three remaining artists hope to impress the judges as they paint celebrity sitter Tom Courtenay and win a career-changing £10,000 commission
Portrait Artist of the Year is a competition art show aiming to find the best portrait painter of the year.
Each episode features a regional competition and contestants are challenged to produce a portrait of one of three famous sitters.
As the competition goes on, three artists will remain, and these finalists will have their work displayed in the world-famous National Portrait Gallery in London. The winner eventually receives a $10,000 commission to become a permanent part of the British Library!
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@hollyhunt9116 2 жыл бұрын

Liam is magical how he captures likeness

@oceanrock733 2 жыл бұрын

Liam is my favorite. Incredible talent!

@katelynnwoods 2 жыл бұрын

Clearly

@Jude74 2 жыл бұрын

His painting on the day, yes. But his commission not so much.

@fandbwelch3768 2 жыл бұрын

Painting a beautiful woman along with something military is quite the challenge.

@rebeccavalicoff1581 2 жыл бұрын

Liam was incredible!

@paddyc4926 2 жыл бұрын

Gareth Reid totally justified the judges’ faith in him. I’ve seen the portrait of Graham Norton in Dublin, and it’s magnificent.

@fandbwelch3768 2 жыл бұрын

Drawing is one thing, but color adds a whole new complexity to a painting. Liam should have won. I hope he comes a professional, because he’s an amazing painter.

@williamkimmel6487 Жыл бұрын

Liam is absolutely a fantastic artist. Hands down! Kim

@seank6759 2 жыл бұрын

Gareth's commissioned piece is absolutely stunning!

@Jude74 2 жыл бұрын

I agree, it’s why he won.

@TremblingQualifier Жыл бұрын

I didn’t feel like it was the most flattering but none of them were really now that I think about it.

@christinefox9075 2 жыл бұрын

All 3 were fantastic. But Liam was my favorite

@Watkinsstudio 2 жыл бұрын

At 13:21 Frank is badgering Liam for painting sitters "center canvas looking to the left/right", while the charcoal artist did the exact same thing with each of his drawings. Seems the judges had already decided by this point to give the commission to the charcoal drawer.

@nishan3902 2 жыл бұрын

I probably saw Gareth participated in s02 of poaty,....and thought, he didn’t get what he deserved.... And now in s03,he is the champion...wow,hail to charcoal and pencil and a man full of courage...

@Maxy_9090 Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure why but Liams painting has me crying, it's absolutely stunning, such a beautiful portrait of a beautiful person ❤, I was so happy when he chose Liams portrait, they are all beautiful portraits by amazing artists, I'm just moved and emotional over Liams portrait ❤🎨

@kenalexander3723 2 жыл бұрын

All wonderful artists. Liam’s work reminds me of Norman Rockwell. I hope he goes on to use all his extraordinary talent and to be assured by the results of the competitions that he is excellent at his work.

@dize.nozaki 3 ай бұрын

Kimberly is fascinating!!!!!!!! Liam is great! But Gareth brought drawing to a painting level and this is quite magical!!!

@pauladonnelly3367 2 жыл бұрын

Gareth's commissioned is amazing! He deserved to win!

@monicafedel3307 2 жыл бұрын

Wow they are all excellent! My choice would have been Liam but I love them all.

@LadyAstarionAncunin 2 жыл бұрын

Can I just say how much I love Kimberly's vibe? I love seeing us positively represented/and representing ourselves. She seems like someone who would be nice to have coffee with and chat about art.

@rogerrtewwr4723 Жыл бұрын

yawn, she's one of the weakest contestants they've ever let through the first round

@loripettit6830 2 жыл бұрын

So lovely to watch these Artists 👩🏻‍🎨👨🏻‍🎨👨🏻‍🎨 each so unique…. I’m looking forward to seeing the final commission if Graham Norton! Well done, everyone! 👏🏻

@roxannhawley3583 Жыл бұрын

I felt so moved at seeing the finished portrait, I wept a couple tears. I am an underachieving artist and someone who understands the deep process of seeing into another's soul, then bringing to concretion, the authentic person inside. Ones' work-- revealing the nature of another to the whole world--is a monumental privilege. Thank you all for showing how this is achieved!💚

@laurawgarts 2 жыл бұрын

Liam truly outshined them both...

@LarWolkan 2 жыл бұрын

Man! That would have been a tough one to judge. All of them were winners!

@viktoriyarts 2 жыл бұрын

I LOOOVE Kimberly’s bold brushwork, I want her to paint me 😃

@ShelleeGraham 2 жыл бұрын

WOW! Love that the judges chose Garrett who draws in charcoal & pastel. As a BFA in Drawing person, I was thrilled. Congratulations to Kimberly and Liam with amazing talent and lovely personalities to match! Thank you for this series! A+

@kissedbysun2517 2 жыл бұрын

They were so excited about his commitment to drawing, but looks like he's going to paint the commission, I'm confused

@Jeaniesunshine-fb5rk Жыл бұрын

Chose him too.! Art! A

@muhlaynee 2 жыл бұрын

Kimberly evokes an emotion with her style. A percussionist standing in front of her drum counting out with her fingers is a brilliant concept. Gareth's style of painting the judge comes across as a dream rather than an actuality.

@rogerrtewwr4723 Жыл бұрын

nah ... it's bs

@randommcranderson5155 4 ай бұрын

I had a lot of doubts about Kimberly's ability to actually produce likenesses throughout the season but in this episode she absolutely delivered. I especially liked the 4 hour work she did on Tom Courtney. I don't think she should have won but she definitely produced work that proved she belonged in the finals.

@mikegardens Жыл бұрын

Wow, what incredible incredible talent by all three artists. I love Liam's ability to capture likeness. He's an incredible painter! But I REALLY can imagine seeing a full show of Kimberly and Garret's work. There's something new and multi-faceted about what they're doing. I hope to see Kimberly's name in exhibitions in the future. She really captures something unique and beautiful.

@williamkern500 Жыл бұрын

Liam is awesome

@lechatbotte. 2 жыл бұрын

Wow the commissioned pieces are amazing, so polished with having more time. These are the hidden gems the judges are looking for underneath the four hour constraints.

@mikf2500 2 жыл бұрын

I am ok with the judges reasoning to find a new and exciting way to portrait. While my choice was Liam, Garett’s’ judge portrait won it for him. That was incredible. Congrats.

@oliviacasino8888 2 жыл бұрын

We’ve learned to expect the most questionable portrait to be the most “interesting” to the judges! Nevertheless, we’re totally smitten with the series and appreciative of the reliable postings of ALL DOCUMENTARY. Can’t wait for next week’s final. Thanks from California.

@susanhazard632 2 жыл бұрын

I completely agree with the idea of drawing being on the same level as painting. For too long, drawing has been seen as precursor to painting. The winning portrait and even more so, the commission piece of the judge, is masterful. It takes the possibilities of drawing to the level of sublime. I like Liam's work, but it's not the same level as mastery as the drawing.

@kissedbysun2517 2 жыл бұрын

I'm confused as to why he's painting the commission after winning for his drawing

@susanhazard632 2 жыл бұрын

@@kissedbysun2517 The focus of the judges through the competition is to see the skill and versatility of the artist. He demonstrated his knowledge of capturing a likeness through the challenge of pencil work. He knew a pencil drawing wouldn't be as well received as a painting, for different reasons, so he produced his painting.

@tunanoodle 2 жыл бұрын

I've had a massive crush on Tom Courtenay since 1965.

@a697ag 2 жыл бұрын

"Dr. Zhivago", "The Dresser" Sir Tom is an amazing talent He also seems like a really lovely person

@mitsuomits9077 2 жыл бұрын

Lol, because of your comment I went to search for a photo of a young Tom Courtenay, he was very handsome. I've been hearing or reading references about that movie since forever lol. I know the main character was played by Omar Sharif, but that's it! I should watch that movie :-)

@leehmantylerdrew 2 жыл бұрын

42:47 "I can't feel a negative feeling..." True class.

@pjlewisful 2 жыл бұрын

a fabulous series

@ChromazoneArt 2 жыл бұрын

Love Gareth's style! Huge thanks for uploading these.

@irenecoermann2439 2 жыл бұрын

I love Kimberly's work!

@sabhumble 2 жыл бұрын

Fabulous ...

@Kerbeygrip 9 ай бұрын

Having to work fast produces so much more immediate images than the slow work.

@mellow5123 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. That actor played Pasha {Selinikov (sp?)] in Zhivago. Amazing.

@ferdousislam2323 2 жыл бұрын

excellent winner. really breaking through everything

@milosradmilac8911 2 жыл бұрын

Liam is incredibly talented, but man what amazing works he would make if he stepped away a bit from the photograph, and added a bit of invention to his work.

@cristinasujoy 2 жыл бұрын

Liam was unlucky in the sitter for his commission. A pretty face does not lend itself to a great portrait. On the other hand he could have looked for a different pise maybe. Gareth’s portrait of the judge had a nobility to it. It was that portrait that gave him the win.

@evelynbrogli830 Жыл бұрын

Once again, the judges got it wrong.

@lorieastside1 8 ай бұрын

Love Garrett!!! He is a true talent!!

@davidmcquaid2557 Жыл бұрын

Whats with the statue of Jason Isaacs at 34:08. LOL

@cindyoverall8139 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect choice!

@nrivera8172 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. Great show.

@arturhakobyan6850 Жыл бұрын

Right choice!

@DL-by8el 2 жыл бұрын

Liam you deserved to win as well both you and Gareth did well to me a pottait is painted. A drawing is drawn. Liams commision had the sitter look like it didn't fit with the background (she looked a bit flat). The sitter was tough on this one. Why do these all acording to Kate have to be a pioneering piece or style.

@JamesTolliver0708 Жыл бұрын

Everyone witnessed without doubt the sitter being the real Judge! in choosing Liams portrait.

@blackvulture7999 9 ай бұрын

Kimberly did a fantastic job!

@Jude74 2 жыл бұрын

All three were great.

@darcyswanson7287 2 жыл бұрын

I soooo wish there was another season of portrait of an artist 🎨. maybe??

@aliqg79 Жыл бұрын

I think there are at least 7 seasons, I'm trying to remember but I've seen videos somewhere, although not the complete series

@sagars9931 2 жыл бұрын

Liams commission work was her head slightly bigger ?

@MMA-hk6hx 2 жыл бұрын

i know so many students like me deadly wish to be the one of them. Who's with me ✋

@pitikmountaineer 2 жыл бұрын

I want to join😊

@String. 2 жыл бұрын

Once again I disagree with the judges choice.

@Amtcboy Жыл бұрын

Maybe they need a different set of judges for the finals.

@Engelhafen 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder how open they are to paint throwing in the national gallery 🤣

@simoneosei130 2 жыл бұрын

liam has sooo much potential if only he’d change his compositions a bit

@robingagan6288 2 жыл бұрын

One dinner is on a unique plate and the other , which looks much tastier, is on a regular plate. Which would you choose

@simoneosei130 2 жыл бұрын

@@robingagan6288 it’s more like one delicious meal is on a recently mopped floor and a mediocre meal is on a plate. technical skill is 80% of it but that leftover 20% (compositions, ideas, etc.) is truly a make or break!

@robingagan6288 2 жыл бұрын

@@simoneosei130 they only have 4 hours. Liam's was far superior

@robingagan6288 2 жыл бұрын

@@simoneosei130 you think the winner's composition was better?

@simoneosei130 2 жыл бұрын

@@robingagan6288 the fact that he showed more variation in his compositions made them pick him over liam. like they said in the video, they weren’t looking for a one trick pony

@mitsuomits9077 2 жыл бұрын

33:45 No hesitation what so ever XD The painting at the very right was beautiful, but the portrait looked rather like Bill Gates :-P The painting of the judge, though... Master Piece!!! I loved it

@meredithnichols3572 2 жыл бұрын

It’s the haircut and glasses, not the portrait

@carlametcalfe4342 2 жыл бұрын

Not a chance, sorry Liam

@debrasmith4675 2 жыл бұрын

We never see the wild card entry In the latter stages. Why not?

@meredithnichols3572 2 жыл бұрын

No wildcard entries in the PAOTY series, just landscape artist

@debrasmith4675 2 жыл бұрын

@@meredithnichols3572 - right. I stand corrected.

@terryrowe8214 Жыл бұрын

Kimberley’s drawing skills are under par. Her handling of the painting medium lacks control and precision.

@Alan.Endicott 2 жыл бұрын

Liam was robbed.

@pjlewisful 2 жыл бұрын

He's young...he'll have his due.

@drewali7 2 жыл бұрын

no he wasn't!!! His commision is what made him lose!!!

@Alan.Endicott 2 жыл бұрын

His body of work was, among these three, the best.

@Watkinsstudio 2 жыл бұрын

Liam's group of work showed the best potential for a great final commission. The other guy? Smudgy charcoals.

@busymom7729 2 жыл бұрын

Keep watching

@georgeanderson7499 2 жыл бұрын

Next season Stephen Mangan takes the co-helm with Joan.

@robingagan6288 2 жыл бұрын

Those judges are nuts

@donnawoodford6641 2 жыл бұрын

..."a bit off their rockers". I:d like to see a change up.

@MrKepikart 11 ай бұрын

Liam ...ok

@pattimercer9357 2 жыл бұрын

Gareth was chosen, I believe, because he is Irish, as is Graham Norton.

@Maisiewuppp 3 ай бұрын

No, he won hands down on artistic merit. The other 2 didn’t do so well on the commission and given the opportunity to complete a work with more time they didn’t provide the judges with enough to have it go their way.

@Watkinsstudio 2 жыл бұрын

Liam was truly robbed.

@carlametcalfe4342 2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree

@diegoospina4237 2 жыл бұрын

More realistic doesn't mean better.

@ghettotonyvolcom 2 жыл бұрын

@@diegoospina4237 Nor does using a less popular medium. I think all of the art was great but, in my opinion, Gareth's final portrait was the weakest of the three (his commission is great though). I think this one all comes down to preference.

@ghettotonyvolcom 2 жыл бұрын

@@nasevikaadamko did you read what I wrote?

@Watkinsstudio 2 жыл бұрын

@@diegoospina4237 Liam's portraits were lively, colorful and well-composed. The other guy's works lacked light and shade and appeared as lifeless, indistinct grey smudges more than portraits.

@2_thumbs_up_baby 19 күн бұрын

They hardly ever pic the popular perfect painted portrait

@JP-bb9hu Жыл бұрын

Kimberley.

@johnniceley5855 2 жыл бұрын

Adolf odoriferous Fresno. State college1951

@Jeaniesunshine-fb5rk Жыл бұрын

My teacher started us with charcoal.

@TremblingQualifier Жыл бұрын

stop spoiling the episodes in the thumbnail or future episode’s thumbnails.

@tamraboyd1624 Жыл бұрын

Liam was my pic.

@rettain Жыл бұрын

Garth has a great talent. I love pencil myself. Liam is great capturing the likeness also. Kimberly is only being considered because it is different? But honestly different does not make it better. It makes it a laughing stock of pretentiousness. It is what most people do not like about the art world. You might as well be painting made up people from your own imagination

@sabrinaevans8746 Жыл бұрын

To me Liam was the clear winner

@TremblingQualifier Жыл бұрын

Gareth is undoubtedly a talented artist but he got pushed too far simply because he is a drawer. The sitter in his portrait looked anemic instead of alive. The judges bought into the drawing narrative a bit too much and selected someone who did not show anything particularly innovative with drawing.

@barbaratrevino535 9 ай бұрын

I like Kimberley the best.

@kfbell11 Жыл бұрын

Why did he agree to do the show if he was going to move around to much??

@debterry1007 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure i agree with the judges but it was not a bad choice... He's very talented and turned out some beautiful work. I thought for sure they would have picked the woman... just knowing the judges i thought they would have went with her. So pleased they did not... I find her excess use of turps gimmicky and faded and just not pleasing to my eye.. So now you know who i think should have won but he's more of a traditional artist and you know by now they do not pick those. Knowing their preferences it was very surprising they put him through in the first place. Anyway he would have been my pick... On to the next season...

@brigidine37 2 жыл бұрын

Again, judges picking "what excites me"" seems to go against the whole contest. Gareth draws beautifully, but added color makes it look muddy.

@TremblingQualifier Жыл бұрын

Yes, they picked contradictory to the notion of innovation.

@susankelemen9764 2 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry but Kimberly's painting I would consider an underpainting.

@johnsterman77 2 жыл бұрын

Susan, what is an underpainting? Don’t know the term (and I’m not an artist).

@donnawoodford6641 2 жыл бұрын

Does that mean unfinished? I'm generally not a fan of the monochromatic style of painting when so many other colors are available.

@susankelemen9764 2 жыл бұрын

@@johnsterman77 I was taught to make an underpainting by mixing 1 part damar varnish,1 part turps and 1 part linseed oil. It's a thin liquid that you then add pigment to, can be any color but usually an earthtone like yellow ochre or indian red. Can use prismatics too. Looks to me like she used burnt umber. You can see how drippy and messy this stage is but it allows you to move things around finding the likeness without committing to a defined shape. It's sketching with paint. As you feel happy with the form you start to add color and continue refining shape and stronger color as you go. Using an underpainting is an old classical way to go when the clock is not ticking. The more modern way, thanks impressionists, is to directly apply the "finished color directly on the canvas, ala prima. That's what everyone on the show does because , 4 hours....

@susankelemen9764 2 жыл бұрын

@@donnawoodford6641 Well sort of...An underpainting is sketching with paint. It's the start of the process to define the form without committing right away. Usually a mixture of damar varnish,turps and linseed oil is created to which you add a pigment , usually an earth tone like ochre or indian red. Looks like she used burnt umber. It's a very wet messy , drippy goo and you can see all the drips on her canvas. You can keep working this until you get the likeness you like and then you start to add color. On these shows the artists work directly with color from the start because with an underpainting you can only go so far until you have to let that goopy mess dry a bit. 4 hours just isn't enough time to work that way. Hope that helped.

@donnawoodford6641 2 жыл бұрын

@susan keleman Thank you for explaining this technique which I've never seen before this video.

@larky368 2 жыл бұрын

The worst subject you can get is a beautiful woman because it's so hard to make her interesting. Flaws are interesting - not perfection.

@budle89 2 жыл бұрын

Tom's being unable to stay still is adorable. It's like watching a toddler. If I were Tom, I'd pick either Kimberly or Garreth's. I find Liam's style quite plain and boring.

@rogerrtewwr4723 Жыл бұрын

Liam got robbed and kimberly didn't belong there at all, took someone else's spot

@bcm3938 6 ай бұрын

The judges were clearly virtue signaling

@vc5243 2 жыл бұрын

I never agree with their choices! They chose my least favorite, and almost always do. It’s infuriating. I feel so sorry for the artist I believe has the most talent and creativity.

@sabrinaevans8746 Жыл бұрын

I agree with you. Their choices are wrong. They keep choosing the mediocre of each group

@Jeaniesunshine-fb5rk Жыл бұрын

The computer and grid . Cheating. Not sure this is art.