The weakest painter wins! Right! Hats off to The other, much better artists who are gracious and polite!

Best show out in the world for us artists, or those of us who even make believe we're artists (me).

@attorneycarissa

7 ай бұрын

Me, too. 😉

I'm happy to find an episode w/ Joan. I always find her gracious and humorous. As for the art, I'm still learning. I wish the judges could explain what they see more thoroughly.

love these portrait contests🙂🙂🙂🙂

I love this series und I'm happy about the uploaded video. Thank you so much!

Phil won it walking away. Brilliant work.

The background is always crazy!! I don’t know why?!

The comments made about the lady who used pastels are uncalled for. She used the medium the way it’s supposed to be used and it was successful.

@garayworkshop74

4 ай бұрын

Those comments were made in comparison to her work with graphite. Her work with graphite was immaculate and elegant. The one with pastels, while technically well executed, it was very low end, again, compared with her work with graphite.

Thank you for uploading this great show

I love this painting series ,it inspired me a lot❤👍

KEEPING IT REAL: They all look like they're from an art class.

@katalinelo8011

8 ай бұрын

They only had so much time as an art class... And were interrupted all the time...

Great, but misleading when you omit that it/this is from 2018!! 💜💜

I so admire the artist but I so don't get the judges.

So, based on the critics commentary and choices. The goal here, is to create a portrait that is unrecognizable ???

@endlessstudent3512

6 ай бұрын

I one of th episodes, the judges mentioned, that during the waiting time, they were discussing wether or not such a portrait needs to have a likeness. The mere fact that this is something that needs discussion (meaning some say id doesn't have to be?) boggles me. I mean, another word for portait is literally "Likeness". it is the absolute basic and most important requirement of any portrait! An artist who wants to dabble in abstraction, should not do portrait...all other topics will do, but portraits need to be 100% recognizable imho. But looking through all the seasons and winners, the main goal of a portrait just seems to be a goody, or even worse, something unwanted.

Portrait Artist of the Year 2018 Season 4 Episode 07 - Celebrities Painted: Michael Ball, Robert Bathurst, Anita Rani

I don't agree with the winning painting...the judges comment on others' paintings as not giving a likeness...and then they pick one that is not realistic at all...more of an abstract... maybe because I don't like abstract art... I preferred the guy's that paints like the classic masters (the guy wearing the cap)

@TaniaRouserArt

8 ай бұрын

I love abstracts but in this very case there were at least three other ones that worked better as a painting and a portrait over the current winner 🤯

I thought mogonogul was twlling the students the test was over lol

There`s more putty and paint on the women`s faces than on the canvas.

The judges always select the painting that has big brush strokes. They have done this several times now.

Why is it, that I almost always disagree with their winner ? I wouldn’t want a painting of me that doesn’t look like me. The sitter didn’t even want it. Show seems rigged.

The artists are going too over board with odd patches of color on the face. They are losing the likeness. I do like it on the sides but I would like to see that artist that doesn't need the Ipad, grid, etc. to copy a painting. I love the show and I'm waiting on the one true artist that stands out.

900 self-portraits? It is a little bit narcisistic, isn’t?!😂

@DutchCreekRanch1

8 ай бұрын

Or lonely

@cindyd.01

8 ай бұрын

It’s practice. Practice is the only way to get better. Maybe you can call it narcissistic but consistent painting is hard and if self-portraits keep you painting then you’re doing pretty great. imo

@ELTABULLO

8 ай бұрын

no

@albinobeach

8 ай бұрын

Narcism is so quickly thrown around these days, like a catch phrase. You don't know him.

@brentharris4320

5 ай бұрын

I don’t see that at all. If anything it’s the opposite.

Boooooooo!

Bad choice of winner but then the judges always go for dabbed paintings which doesn’t take much skill.I don’t know why they don’t just do dabby artist competitions ,they’re not interested in lifelike ar.

So painting a resemblance to the actual sitter isn't important to these judges. ridiculous. they chose the weakest renditions. well okay then....outta here.

I see the DEI was well on its way in 2018. Another fail for the virtue signaling judges. Bravo

Horrible decision. Dreadful winning painting. Looks like a dog's dinner.

If she was painted white it wouldnt be portrait of the year FACTS