Some time ago I posted a link to a program from Britain called Portrait Artist of the Year, a reality show competition among painters. Each week a new group is tasked with doing a portrait of a prominent person in a few short hours. The winner of the competition is then commissioned to make a portrait of someone famous.
Now, to my surprise I've run across the companion program to the portrait competition: Landscape Artist of the Year. Like it's sister show, this one features rounds of competitions around the United Kingdom, but the work is done outdoors--en plein air. Both professional and amateurs must produce a landscape painting of a well-known site in a timed event. Each weekly winner (selected by three judges) advances to a semifinal and then a final.
For a painter of landscapes the opportunity to watch others at work is wonderful. Although the programs are necessarily fragmented, you get a chance to understand the thinking of others, the ways they use their materials (and what those are), plus hear comments and criticisms from experienced judges. The whole series is available via YouTube, each lasting about 45 minutes.
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