A number of National Trust properties have been the location for the pods since 2015.
The "answer" was revealed in a one-off programme - Landscape Artist of the Year: National Trust Favourites
- broadcast on Sky Arts on 2nd February which celebrated the National Trust
buildings - and associated paintings. (Note: The programme is being broadcast again on different days and different
times this week.)
Except was it? There were absolutely no landscapes from Series 5 or 6 and only 1 from Series 4 in
the top 10
- filmed in 2019 and 2020 -and 2018 respectively - and yet there were some great landscape paintings of National Trust properties in those
series......
I think it's because National Trust properties were very much featured in Series 1, 2 and 3 - and then very little in Series 4, 5 and 6. To emphasise my point - I've only written about and reviewed ONE of the heats featured below!
That quibble aside, the programme was a very gentle and satisfying combination
of:
- a review of the top 10 paintings - as voted for by the public - which have won heats in the series since 2015 (but which series???)
- an introduction to places I've never visited as well as remembering past visits to specific locations which I have visited.
The top ten paintings are as voted for by members of the public. So no
involvement of the Judges - this is a programme for all those who write every
week that they didn't agree with the Judges!!
Have your say on which of your favourite paintings of the places we care for get featured in a special episode of Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year.
— National Trust (@nationaltrust) October 29, 2021
Visit the @skytv website to vote, and be in with a chance of winning Sky Q: https://t.co/1ITQ7vGDWg
#LAOTY pic.twitter.com/CWjQaCIpJf
The paintings were announced in reverse order - and hence that's the order I
will use below. I'm referening the location and the artist - and providing
links where these are self-evident.
Some of the profile info comes from the ever-helpful blog posts done by Cass
Arts - a partner of the programme.
10. Wray Castle by Anna Perlin (Series 2 Heat 2 / 2016)
Location:
Wray Castle
in the Lake District a gothic revival castle standing on the shores of Lake
Windermere
Anna Perlin: painter and printmaker based in Hertfordshire.
Reached the semi-finals of Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2016 and won
Artists and Illustrators Artist of the Year 2017.
- website: https://www.annaperlin.com/
- Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AnnaPerlinArt
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anna_perlin_art/
- Cass Arts interview: https://www.cassart.co.uk/blog/sky-arts-anna-perlin.htm
9. Trelissick by Emma Copley (Series 1 Heat 2 / 2015)
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| Trelissick Gardens by Emma Copley |
Location:
Trelissick - a garden near Truro in Cornwall
Artist: Emma Copley
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Born in Dublin, Emma lived on the east coast of the United States for
20 years and currently lives and works in Cambridge, England. Emma has
been developing her painting practice since graduating from Rhode Island
School of Design in 2001. Her work depicts places and people from
everyday life, exploring colour and form with thick, gestural layers of
paint.
- Website: https://emmacopley.com/woods
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/emmacopleyart
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emmacopleyart/
8. Lyme Park by Jamie Hageman (Series 1 Heat 5 2015)
Location:
Lyme Park Cheshire - a magnificent house and estate on the edge of the Peak
District.
Artist: Jamie Hageman - a British self-taught mountain landscape
painter, based in the West Highlands of Scotland. He currently lives and works
in Fort William, Scotland and was a Finalist at Stourhead on the inaugural Sky
Arts Landscape Artist of the Year, broadcast in 2015. He also has the
distinction of winning the first heat in the first series and has been a
finalist in a number of art competitions.
Website: https://www.jamiehageman.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamiehageman/
7. Flatford - a commission painting by Nerine (McIntyre) Tassie
Location:
Flatford,
Suffolk
Artist: Nerine Tassie - graduated from Edinburgh College of Art in 2002
with a degree in Fine Art. She won the very first series of Sky Arts Landscape
Artist of the Year in 2015. This was her commission painting.
Website: https://www.nerinetassie.com/
Interviews:
- https://www.cassart.co.uk/blog/sky-arts-nerine-tassie.htm
- https://www.cassart.co.uk/blog/sky_arts_landscape_winner_nerine_tassie.htm
#LandscapeArtistOfTheYear winner @nerine_tassie claims her prize - the commission to paint Flatford - tonight 8pm. pic.twitter.com/1BvFCL1HkG
— Sky Arts (@SkyArts) December 1, 2015
Interestingly there's a postscript to this painting - as found in this tweet
A couple of years ago I came across the £10,000 National Trust commission piece completed for Dedham, Suffolk. It was in the corner of the cafe with no sign. It proves the judges have odd taste and I would have chosen Claire.#LAOTY
— Rachel Carron (@soulbird1980) March 3, 2021
6. Stowe by Philip Edwards (Series 2 Heat 3 / 2016)
Location:
Stowe
Artist: Philip Edwards - produces landscape drawings of Scotland. Born
in Perth in 1980. MA (Hons) Fine Art (With Distinction in The History of Art),
from Edinburgh University and College of Art. Works as a Financial
Controller for a charity in Perth. He works in various media and used charcoal
for the programme.
Website: https://www.philipedwardsart.co.uk
5. Fountains Abbey by Carl Knibb (Series 4 Heat 1 / 2018)
Location:
Fountains Abbey one of the largest and best preserved ruined Cistercian monasteries in
England.
Artist: Carl Knibb - a professional artist who lives and works in
Lichfield, Staffordshire. He's very good at painting figures in urban streets
contre jour.
Website: https://carlknibb.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lionhouseart
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carlknibb/
My blog posts: Review: Episode 1 of Landscape Artist of the Year (2018)
4. Stourhead by Nerine (McIntyre) Tassie (Series 1 Final / 2015)
Location: Stourhead - a garden in Wiltshire
Artist: Nerine Tassie
see 7 above for details of the artist's sites
This was the painting which won the first series of Landscape Artist of the
Year.
3. Scotney Castle by Titus Agbara (Series 2 Heat 4 / 2015)
Location:
Scotney Castle - the 14th century castle in Kent is now in ruins and is surrounded by
a moat
Artist:
Titus Agbara
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/titusagbara/
2. Rhosili Beach by Alice Boggis-Rolfe (Series 3 Heat 3 / 2017
Location: Rhosili Beach on the Gower Peninsula in South Wales
Artist: Alice Boggis-Rolfe - a figurative painter who lives in Gloucestershire and trained at Chelsea College of Art and Heatherley's School of Fine Art. She has had three sell-out solo exhibitions. She also exhibits regularly with the New English Art Club, the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, the Royal Society of British Artists and the Royal Institute of Oil Painters.
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| Alice Boggis-Rolfe (Semi Final 2017) - submission and semi-final painting |
Website: http://www.aliceboggis-rolfe.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aboggisrolfeart
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aboggisrolfe_art/
Interview: https://www.cassart.co.uk/blog/alice-boggis-rolfe-wins-heat-3-of-sky-arts-landscape-artist-of-the-year-2017.htmI've seen Alice's paintings on a number of occasions and for me, she is one of
the LAOTY artists who I expect to keep seeing her landscape paintings in
exhibitions in years to come.
1. Scotney Castle by Howard Weaver (Series 2 Semi Final 2016)
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| Howard Weaver - with his painting of Scotney Castle Series 2 Semi Final 2016 |
Location: Scotney Castle - the 14th century castle in Kent is now in ruins and is surrounded by
a moat
Artist: Howard Weaver is a professional scenic artist who has worked on
a number of well known films and television series - including Game of Thrones
Website: http://www.howardweaver.co.uk/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/newpaint15/ and https://www.facebook.com/Scenic-Art-on-Game-of-Thrones-1437571853203360/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/howardlweaver
Interestingly Howard did not know he's won until somebody told him the day
after the programme was broadcast.
(left hand / right hand??)
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PS It took me three days to write this - I'm currently recuperating from and medicated for ankle fusion surgery last Monday. Otherwise known as everything is very slow at the moment - especially movement on one leg! I'm hoping to get my review of last week's episode published before the next episode!
This programme has made me think that - during my rest and recuperation from
surgery (as in "one one leg and can't go anywhere for 12 weeks!")
I might watch all the LAOTY series all the way through again - and then do
my own top ten landscape artists
- on the basis I don't have to pick a heat winner....
Do send me your suggestions for those artists who you think missed
out......
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