Watched the end of #landscapeartistoftheyear last night. Must say I don't get it. The winner, whilst very able, really wasn't the best in the competition. The judges kept harking back to his painterly strokes etc. However, again his stuff was good, it just never excited me. The art seemed tame compared to some of what the other competitors could produce. I know it's rich coming from me as I am way below their level but it just didn't feel like the right choice based upon what we could see. However the judges are experts, I'm not so I guess it's the right call. Like I said he was a good painter. However @skyarts really dropped the ball with the editing. Throughout the series it was always obvious who would be in the final 3 and pretty clear who would win each heat. I was also sure who would win based on the way they edited the final within a few minutes. Also the episode where the black artist won his heat wasn't shown. What? Really wanted to enjoy the fantastic art being produced in some stunning locations but the editing, presenting and judging ruined it as an experience. Still watched the whole series though. Rant over, happy Friday! #texture #artistic_unity_ #expressionism #artist #artistic #flaming_abstracts #technique #colors #inspiration #art #painting #artwork #creative #instaart #love #artisforall #oilpainting #landscape #tv #moan #rant #friday

Watched the end of #landscapeartistoftheyear last night. Must say I don't get it. The winner, whilst very able, really wasn't the best in the competition. The judges kept harking back to his painterly strokes etc. However, again his stuff was good, it just never excited me. The art seemed tame compared to some of what the other competitors could produce. I know it's rich coming from me as I am way below their level but it just didn't feel like the right choice based upon what we could see. However the judges are experts, I'm not so I guess it's the right call. Like I said he was a good painter. However @skyarts really dropped the ball with the editing. Throughout the series it was always obvious who would be in the final 3 and pretty clear who would win each heat. I was also sure who would win based on the way they edited the final within a few minutes. Also the episode where the black artist won his heat wasn't shown. What? Really wanted to enjoy the fantastic art being produced in some stunning locations but the editing, presenting and judging ruined it as an experience. Still watched the whole series though. Rant over, happy Friday! #texture #artistic_unity_ #expressionism #artist #artistic #flaming_abstracts #technique #colors #inspiration #art #painting #artwork #creative #instaart #love #artisforall #oilpainting #landscape #tv #moan #rant #friday
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