Celeste’s Stunning Portrait - Portrait Artist of the Year

[@AFAskygoddess]

I can't believe it. The judges actually picked the best artist TWO WEEKS in a row!!!! I never thought that I'd live to see this day.

[@jeremiah1059]

Do you even know how subjective Art is?

[@kokoslores9666]

Good decision! Lucys portrait was simply the best! 👍

[@conniekiers9554]

Yup

[@martinitime3537]

This is the first time I agree with the choice of winner! Love, love that portrait!

[@faafafineartist]

I love this show.

[@lisacrandall409]

The winner was very clear from early on, in my opinion. Congratulations to Lucy... what an exquisite, sensitive portrait of the wonderful Celeste 😍

[@bearyblue]

7:46 Oh my God, I recognize her voice! She has a KZbin channel called Art with Em. She mentioned being on this show but it’s only now aired.

[@conniekiers9554]

Yes, they picked the right one today.... Emily's was really good too

[@pixipatricia4304]

The standard was high in this episode. Great competition.

[@susancoltellaro748]

This is probably my favorite portrait program of all, based on the genius quality of all of the entry portraits of each contestant. In the off chance outside this group takes that personally, I have not seen them all. This is a phenomenal group.

[@Blue-md7qe]

I was waiting for this episode a long time! Beautiful Celeste and Lydia West 😍 I think I will bust out the paintbrushes and do my version of them !🎨! Thanks for uploading!

[@jojoarts3704]

One of the best winners I have ever seen on the show! So inspiring. Well done!!!!

[@TenTenJ]

15:20 he’s super smart and thinking on his feet, that’s why. Because by penciling it, and he can always erase it, rather than if he had painted it, and then that’s more mess to fix. And he’s using acrylic instead of his regular oil because he doesn’t want to run out of oil paint for his final, so that he has plenty of choices. These are great time saving and resource saving ideas, given that he’s on limited time and limited resources.

[@poofy8856]

9:52 Emily is adorable !

[@alandomecillo3420]

I love it. ❤️ ❤❤

[@veilofinnocence]

love it

[@neciebooyaw]

I love her music

[@nasevikaadamko]

yes, agree

[@enrikacardoen7146]

Ty😊

[@conniekiers9554]

It is in English.... it's a show from Great Britain

[@shara-la8629]

Alistair Campbell - pure Evil!!! He should be imprisoned for eternity, not posing for his portrait. 😡😡😡. I am beyond furious at program producers.

[@conniekiers9554]

I am not familiar with Alistair Campbell...what did he do that deserves your comment?

[@shara-la8629]

@@conniekiers9554 same comment goes for Tony Blair, whose adviser he was. Familiar with him?

[@vivoyeur]

​@@conniekiers9554 He kept running off at the mouth and moving: hands, mouth, legs, head...my gosh; just rude.

[@PaddyPawsRescue]

At the very least he’s a jerk for constantly being on his phone. I’ve never ever seen a sitter do that.

[@anitasmith7764]

I don’t know much of him, what is it that makes you hate him so much? Specifically?

[@toni-annballenden1431]

I really do find it impossible to follow the order of these wonderful series. Once the sitters favourite portrait is chosen l stop watching as l cant find the follow on series towards the final winner 😭

[@anitasmith7764]

I hate to say it but the second set of 3…. Just weren’t very much to choose from. She’s a beautiful girl and none of the three shows that AT ALL. The one She chose looks like her in 30 years sadly

[@chrisdeoni1697]

**I LOVE LUCY** BRAVA!!! PICASSO WOULD LOVE IT. IT'S STUNNING.

[@graziacavasino8884]

Stunning? Stunning?! I wouldn't call that depressing mass of muddy, indistinct and frankly repellent colours "stunning".

[@ginam.8378]

Would be interesting to see how it would be if they weren’t allowed to use phones or tablets…

[@seanfaherty]

How would a Vermeer be without using a camera obscura ? Without a comparator ?

[@ginam.8378]

@@seanfaherty Good question! 👏

[@VIncentSunflowers]

But how would this show appear to us if artists were considerably closer to the model? If l were up there (with my vision) l'd want to be no more than 10' - 15'ft away.

[@jekalambert9412]

Why does every episode contain some totally stupid comment(s) about using digital references, as if the use of devices makes the artist "less competent"? I mean, here are a bunch of artists doing their best to produce a compelling portrait in 4 hours of sitters who often fidget and move around while the artists are trying to paint them. On top of that, the artists are constantly being interrupted by the hosts and camera crews. I often wonder if the idiots who have issues with the use of devices have ever tried to make realistic art themselves, or if they have any knowledge of art history where it has been common to use devices such as the camera obscura and photography as tools to capture a realistic likeness of their subjects. It's not like PAOTY is judging AI generated images...These artists are actually using real media to create their works. Oh yes, let's go back to the stone age when there were "real" artists who didn't rely on technology. Perhaps we should fault the artists on this program for using commercially produced paints instead of grinding their own pigments like they did in the "good old days".

[@radish3828]

​@@jekalambert9412 I don't think its about artists being "less competent" but the point of LIVE models is that they're, well, live. They could all say 'Shows a wrap! Everyone go home and bring your portraits back in tomorrow!' because they've captured all they need to on a phone. Being forced to paint from pure observation ONLY is more difficult. You spend far more time staring at the model than your own canvas and its a ton more fun. We all have access to the internet, to photos, and can practice painting from photo references at home. Not everyone has the privilege of getting to paint from live models. You simply stretch different muscles when translating a 3D form to 2D and 2D to 3D. In comparison to translating 2D to 2D. The cool thing about Impressionism was that it was all about capturing a moment in time. You could revisit the same time and place all you wanted but it might never be the exact same. Doing a live painting in one sitting is similar. Personally, as long as the artists are spending majority of the time looking at the model and not the device/digital photo I think its fine. My understanding of PAOTY is that it was never about making the most "realistic" or "technical" art but showcasing your OWN point of view.

[@anitasmith7764]

I really don’t think any of them were really great. Lucy’s was the best. The rest were just mediocre or worse in my opinion. How Robs got picked I don’t know. His self portrait was my favorite by far but his work in the competition looked odd. The eyes (to me) looked off, and the entire face looked flat or something.

[@wonderrob3225]

These artists often paint from a photograph they've taken with their phone, even when the live model is present. This approach may seem mechanical and uninspired, yet the show's judges, who often come across as pretentious, might not grasp such nuances.

[@katalinelo8011]

The sitters have breaks in which the painters are still allowed to continue (also they allowed to continue during the lunchtime). Without technology it would be very difficult. Also the sitters are fidgeting, it is better to have a reference image of the original pose. I do hope though that most artists are also looking at the actual model not just their screens.

[@wonderrob3225]

@@katalinelo8011 In this episode, one individual was shown completely tracing the photograph on her laptop. A photograph represents a further step away from the reality experienced in person. We possess a wide variety of photographic devices already. There is no reason to recreate that. I would urge contemporary artists to react to the prevalence of cameras and AI-generated imagery just as the Impressionists responded to the emergence of photography.

[@fionabryant7923]

It's not pretentious, it's a different language you prob don't relate to. Alls fair

[@AFAskygoddess]

I'm an artist with myopia. I just can't paint wearing my glasses. I can't see clearly three feet away without my glasses. The sitters are placed farther away than if they'd been alone in their studio. There's nothing wrong with using a photo. If you'd have seen all four hours of them working, I'm certain they approached the sitters close up multiple times. Also, drawing and painting are completely different skills.

[@wonderrob3225]

@@fionabryant7923 I am and have been a sincere artist for all of my long life. I have been exhibited in museums and I am a teacher. Also, I have worked as a professional animator for many years. What "different Language" do you assume i can't relate to ?

[@vivoyeur]

Sorry, I don't know who Alistair or Alastair Campbell is, however, I found him extremely annoying & disrespectful. He was asked to keep still and he didn't. Plus there's the talking & attempts at being funny and clever. smh...I mean, I could be totally wrong about him but that's what I saw. Oh! almost forgot, the judges chose the right artist. Everyone was good though.

[@PaddyPawsRescue]

7:27 tracing the face??? That’s rubbish. I could do that.

[@seanfaherty]

Yeah? I’ve done it. I’ve gridded up and I’ve used a comparator. They are tools. It all comes down to what you choose not to draw. That seems to be the difference between people. I still make shitty paintings with all the tools. They would still make beautiful paintings, it would just take longer

[@katalinelo8011]

do it then! It better be a masterpiece!

[@wonderrob3225]

these artists are corny, and they trace from phones and tablets. We don't need artists to explain or depict photography. This has been true since the impressionists

[@tiwantiwaabibiman2603]

You haven't a clue about what WE artists do to create our artwork especially in a short period of time. European artists were using the "camera-lucida as early as the 15th century. They weren't "tracing" from their phones. They were referring to the photos in their phones for very real practical and technical reasons. Again especially given the shirt time they have and two of the sitters are constantly moving and changing their positions. You're not an artist, so ST#U.

[@Watkinsstudio]

@wonderrob3225 This is a timed portrait painting competition in which photos and iPad are allowed. This isn't a life drawing class.

[@sofiaserez]

I love these shows