Portrait Artist of the Year | S02 E07 | Reel Truth Documentaries

The seven semi-finalists battle for a place in the final by painting a double portrait of Richard Dawkins and Sally Hitchiner.

Portrait Artist of the Year is a competition art show aiming to find the best portrait painter of the year.
Each episode features a regional competition and contestants are challenged to produce a portrait of one of three famous sitters.
As the competition goes on, three artists will remain, and these finalists will have their work displayed in the world-famous National Portrait Gallery in London. The winner eventually receives a $10,000 commission to become a permanent part of the British Library!

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[anzolomyer]

Before I watch this an rip my hair out due to the judges, I just wanted to say THANK YOU SO MUCH for uploading these. They make my Sunday. Thank you.

[hollygolightly]

I appreciate all the artists, but Christian Hook’s work stands out as genius. Bravo!

[lauraswan]

I love Christian's painting style!

[oliviacasino]

Thank Reel Truth once again for posting this fascinating series! We look forward weekly to it’s post; it never fails to deliver, entertainment with a feeling of participatory enlightenment!

[artifexmom]

I’m really speechless with Christian’s portrait too.☺️❤️

[suppohkram]

Hopping onto the Christian rave train! His portrait is stupendous! Would absolutely love to see his work (both process and paintings) in person one day!!!

[nmengchong]

Thanks for uploading this. I loved Christian’s portrait, it’s brilliant.

[lisalorenzo]

I like how the subjects, Richard and Sally had a palpable tension between them that you could see in their faces to start, especially the tightness and redness in Richard's face. But, by the end, they were relaxed, friendly and chatting. 😊

[tiwitiwi]

19:14 i love her work. its simple. elegant. perfectly captured sitter's expression

[michelledawn]

Every time they showed Christian’s painting, I was just in awe and kept saying I love it.

[galewhiteman]

Wow!!! What talent!! I’m pleased with the judge’s choices, and wow…Christian can sure capture likenesses. Next to watch is “Landscape Artist of the Year” from DIY Daily! Love these series!

[danielbanda]

All of them are amazing artists, anyone could win. Thanks for sharing. Greetings From Mexico.

[marynishiyama]

40:31 the very same judge that was needling Christian relentlessly about how “easy” painting is for him, flipping her narrative. Loving the side-eye from other judges.

[sharisayed]

Christian to draw that fast and with that much accuracy is absolutely bonkers. The composition is brilliant but I kinda like the first layer of the painting b4 he slaps on the colors.

[Kasino]

Aine's accent and her smile just melts my heart

[jspohl]

It’s lovely to see what the royal academy looks like. When I graduated from an art school in Canada the head handed me their brochure and encouraged me to apply but I didn’t and sometimes I wonder what if? But no regrets and no looking back. Still it’s lovely to see. An amazing place and wonderful artists. 🖌️✨💖

[lc]

Great, great, great, cannot be better ! Love the presenters too and the judges.

[robbielu]

just the though of the challenge of the two together is great

[susanfordyce]

What a wonderful program! When the 3 paintings are set together at the end, the Laura Quinn one, while demonstrating excellent likenesses, falls miles short of being a successful painting as well. The other two can only be described, it seems to me, as brilliant. What I find interesting is that judge Ty Shan Schierenberg comes across as not liking Christian Hook and rather reluctantly is forced to acknowledge his enormous talent...not that he says as much but it is in his tone.

[LucyAuburn]

I can't for the life of me understand what they see in Laura's work. It is so subpar to so many others there. Is it to make the winner look that much better?