It was impressive - particularly the exhibit of artwork by the winner and Landscape Artist of the Year - Fujiko Rose. (Facebook)
Artwork by Fujiko Rose |
The exhibition includes artwork by semi-finalists and finalists. Of these artists, three artists have sold out and others have sold most of their work. More of this below.
I've uploaded images of the exhibition to an album on my Making A Mark Facebook Page - which anybody can see. Some of the images can also be seen below.
Things I noticed at the Exhibition
Llanthony Priory by Fujiko Rose |
Fujiko Rose and Cathy Reddy (Facebook) both SOLD OUT. Both work in monochrome on paper - using ink and linocuts respectively. Interesting! Who would have predicted that
Cathy Reddy's Linocut from Episode 1 |
James Murch's submission entry to the competition |
Of the painters the most successful artist in percentage terms is James Murch who also sold ALL his work as well.
Patsy Moore and Sue England also sold some but not all their five artworks.
Commissions are, to my mind, what decides who wins the title and all the commissions were large and had a lot of impact - but Fujiko Rose's commission (priced at £5,000) was both stunning - and has sold!
What was also fascinating about her work was the paper she was working on - which was really interesting and looked handmade. I think it might be printmaking paper.
Things I learned at the Exhibition
Paintings by Sue England and Patsy Moore |
- do a lot of the marketing and generate a respectable level of visitors - and buyers - to the exhibition
- frame the artwork for the artists
- do NOT take any commission for sales - which is a major benefit to anybody who makes it to the exhibition.
Sales by Fujiko Rose totalled £10,500! This is on top of the £10,000 commission of Venice for RIBA - so that a very good result for entering an art competition.
There will be no tour of the exhibition around the UK - so the exhibition is now finished.
More about Landscape Artist of the Year 2019
This is my post about the Call for Entries: Landscape Artist of the Year 2020 (6th Series).
The deadline for submission of your digital entry is 17th April 2020 - and entries are now being accepted online.
Below is more about the episodes and learning points from Series 5 and Series 4
2019: SERIES 5
FINAL
SEMI FINAL
EPISODE 6
FINAL & EXHIBITION
SEMI-FINAL
HEAT 3
PREVIOUS YEARS
Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2017 - call for entries (February 2017)
Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2016 - Heat Winners & Finalists(December
2016)
Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2015 - Call for entries (February 2015)
EPISODE 6
- Review: Episode 6 of Landscape Artist of the Year 2019 - Drake's Island
- Submission paintings reflecting last year's venues
- Which view to choose in bad weather?
- Which medium to use in changing weather?
- Lush oil and interesting brushwork
- Hold back on the kitsch
- Not a lot of tablets
- Review: Episode 5 of Landscape Artist of the Year 2019 at the Tyne Bridge
- Studio Artist vs Plein Air Painter
- How many different ways can you paint the same view
- Where is the sun?
- To shadow or not to shadow
- Don't be twee!
- Different tools for different folks
PLUS
EPISODE 4
- Review: Episode 4 of Landscape Artist of the Year 2019 at Herstmonceux Castle
- What to do when it's a grey day with bad lighting
- Buildings versus nature
- What to do about a very BIG building which is very full on?
- Practical tips from a pod artist
PLUS
EPISODE 3
- Review: Episode 3 of Landscape Artist of the Year 2019 - Millenium Bridge Gateshead
- How to crop a complicated view
- Sketching as preparation
- How to work out the wildcard winner before the announcement
- Tools: masking tape and sharp edges
- Game Plans and time management
- Use the Heats to enhance your preparation
PLUS
- Landscape Artist of the Year 2019 | Camilla Dowse
- Landscape Artist of the Year 2019- Gateshead | Fujiko Rose
- Sky Arts 'Landscape Artist of the Year 2019' An amateur artist's journey ... | Keith Tunnicliffe
- Filming Day... | Keith Tunnicliffe
EPISODE 2
- Review: Episode 2 of Landscape Artist of the Year 2019 at Herstmonceux Observatory
- Finding clothing / kit solutions for extremely challenging weather
- Skies are important: what to do about a grey sky which keeps on changing
- The value of a coloured support
- Don't dodge the complexity (What to do when you don't like the subject)
- Where have the tablets all gone?
EPISODE 1
- Review: Episode 1 of Landscape Artist of the Year 2019 at Smeaton Tower, Plymouth Hoe
- A dominant vertical and a strong horizontal and an awful lot of water
- Being flexible with your formats
- No game plan
- Finding the beauty on the day - and avoiding the twee
- and finally - don't arrive with a gimmick to market your normal artwork
- Picture Preview of Landscape Artist of the Year 2019 (Series 5) - starts 15th October
- Landscape Artist of the Year 2019 - Heats and Semi-Final Locations
- Wildcard Artists wanted for Landscape Artist of the Year 2019
- Call for Entries: Landscape Artist of the Year 2019
2018: SERIES 4
FINAL & EXHIBITION
- Exhibition - Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2018
- Learning Points from Landscape Artist of the Year 2018 - a summary The main learning point for me were
- how demanding the location can be for a final
- the importance of the Challenge Paintings (i.e. it's not just about the Heat Painting)
- the fact that the Judges went back over ALL the paintings produced by the contestants during the ENTIRE COMPETITION in reaching their decision.
- Landscape Artist of the Year 2018 - the Final
- Jen Gash – Winner of Sky Landscape Artist of the Year 2018 | Jen Gash
- Exclusive Interview with the winner of Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year | Cass Arts
- This is the Facebook Video of the Final taken by a member of the public
SEMI-FINAL
- Review: Semi-Finals of Landscape Artist of the Year 2018 - Felixstowe Docks
- the heat; the view; the wind;
- the interruptions from the camera crew, judges and presenters
- - and moving ships which obliterate the scene!
- Through to the final of Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2018 | Greg Mason
- Sky Landscape Artist of the Year 2018, Semi Final, Felixstowe | Brian Ramsey
- The semi-final in Felixstowe on the hottest day of the year | Jen Gash
- Semi-Finalist of Landscape Artist of the Year 2018! | Lisa Takahashi
- Review: Episode 6 of Landscape Artist of the Year 2018 - Inveraray CastleThe themes this week are:
- Disney versus Dreich: a Scottish colour palette and flat light (a.k.a. or what to do when you can only see grey like Tai!)
- How to stand out from the crowd - and avoid painting the obvious
- Atmosphere versus Detail
- The interesting technique tip
- Sky Landscape Artist of the Year | Allan Martin
- Landscape Artist of the Year 2018 | Andrew Halliday
- Martina Krupičková on Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2018 | Paul Feagan
- Review: Episode 5 of Landscape Artist of the Year 2018 - Broadstairs Beach The themes this week are:
- People in a landscape
- Editing a complex scene / landscape
- Of the now or of the past?
- What you submit might be what you get
- The importance of being true to YOU!
- My heat at Broadstairs: Sky Landscape Artist of the Year! by Jen Gash (Plus her paintings for the programme on her website)
- Advice for taking part as a Wild Card artist in Sky Landscape Artist of the Year competition | Jen Gash
- Sky Artist Landscape Artist of the Year 2018 Episode 5 | Michelle Heron
- This is the story of Jain Mackay's day
- Martin Taylor: Competes for Landscape Artist of the Year 2018 | Gladwell's Gazette
- Review: Episode 4 of Landscape Artist of the Year 2018 at Studley Royal Water Garden - Learning Points and themes were
- be different
- get out of your pod
- what to do when you don't know what to do
- visual trickery
- when is a landscape a landscape
HEAT 3
- Review: Episode 3 of Landscape Artist of the Year 2018 at Loch Fyne (Loch Fyne, Scotland) - the themes which jumped out for me were
- Dealing with a lot of landscape and changing weather
- Knowing what format works best
- Knowing what to leave out and when to stop
- The importance of a sense of place
- Review: Episode 2 of Landscape Artist of the Year 2018 (Viking Bay, Kent) - Learning points included:
- Save yourself some guesswork and research the location
- Practice painting plein air
- Practice completing a painting in four hours - in changing weather
- Have a PLAN!
- Review: Episode 1 of Landscape Artist of the Year (Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire)
- the importance of the submission piece
- why experienced plein air painters can paint to a deadline
- Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2018 starts tonight (October 2018)
- Heats of Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2018 (June 2018)
- Frank has gone and Sky still wants more Landscape Artists (April 2018)
Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2017 - call for entries (February 2017)
Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2016 - Heat Winners & Finalists(December
2016)
Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2015 - Call for entries (February 2015)
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