Joan came over to check how my print was getting on, with the cameras in tow, and I revealed a test print, which I thought looked awful.

A ‘London City View’! Landscape Artist of the Year (2015– ) TV Series | Reality-TV. It was all over.

Here at Cass Art we are delighted to support the inaugural landscape series, a series that explores the beauty of the British countryside as the artists tour famous National Trust sites. Time ticked on, and from feeling like I had plenty of time to spare, I had about fifteen minutes to press my final print. Also, the weather was much kinder (sunshine, warm and not much wind). We had to stand next to an easel with our picture on while being filmed. The artists’ interpretations of these stunning landscapes will light up our TV screens over nine episodes when the Landscape Artist of the Year 2015 series airs from 6 October. I was filmed one more time, and tried to explain my incredulity to the camera. My mind by now was pretty frazzled, and getting more than a sentence out that made any sense whatsoever was going to be a challenge. No pressure. I felt bad for the other shortlisted contestants, but was also excited about what would happen next.

Never mind. Time ticked on, and from feeling like I had plenty of time to spare, I had about fifteen minutes to press my final print. Find TV episodes, reviews, ratings, lists, and links to watch Landscape Artist of the Year online on SideReel - Painting has never been more exciting as talented artists from across the UK vie to become Landscape Artist of the Year in the hit British competition series. There were over 2,000 entries, and 48 artists were chosen to take part in the first stage (six episodes, with eight contestants in each). I was a tiny bit disappointed that my part in the process had ended, but also relieved that my next prints would be created in the privacy of my own studio, not within a strict time-limit under the watchful eye of a camera crew.

Additional photos by James Green. I felt much more confident about attempting this scene, as I’m used to working on urban scenes in my Sheffield prints. We asked James to tell us about his experience, what it was like to take part in a TV competition, and how it felt to be a printmaker in a world of painters.

Some were full-time artists, some part-time and some students. So then myself and the two other shortlisted artists were interviewed (again) and questioned by the judges. Tools down. It was a bit of a surprise to me to be involved in another TV show (after previously taking part in the Portrait Artist Of The Year series in 2013), but I applied, and was lucky enough to be selected to take part in the ‘sequel’, entitled ‘Landscape Artist Of The Year’. Top three!

Frank and Joan then began to speak, and, much to my surprise, my name was read out! So, several interviews later and a fair bit of waiting around while the judges made their minds up (with cups of tea to warm us), we were asked to stand next to our pictures to be told who was in the ‘top three’. See the action unfold every Tuesday at 8pm and the winner’s commissioned painting unveiled in the final episode on 1 December. If you have an idea for a blog post or series please get in touch at camilla@folksy.co.uk. I had now seen some of the other artists’ pictures, and they all looked impressive compared to my print. However, it soon became apparent that time was going to be tight. I felt much more confident about attempting this scene, as I’m used to working on urban scenes.

I don’t know London very well at all, so had no clue. I had managed to create a two-colour print, and just managed to print the second colour with literally two minutes to go. Meet Whimsical Marbler – maker of hand marbled... Bev’s Eco Products – beautiful, reusable products made... Glass Robin Studio – meet the maker with... Tula and the Whale – sassy, stylish and... Colour, crochet and creativity – meet Clare Gets... Have You Heard Of…? I just hoped it’d be a scene with some buildings in it. It was good that we had a bit of time to hang out and talk about this surreal situation we found ourselves in, and share ideas about our art. It’s a competition, a bit like The Great British Bake-Off, but for landscape artists. I really didn’t expect to be picked, even though I was happy with my print. I wondered if I could choose the latter, and was relieved to hear that I could. James Green: my time on Landscape Artist of the Year, Buy James Green’s prints from his Folksy shop James Green Printworks, Catch up with the whole series of ‘Landscape Artist Of The Year 2015’ on SKY ARTS / SKY 1. James Green’s final linoprint of the London City View. I was very much in shock, but also hugely flattered. It was nice that they were interested, but it was a little distracting! I hadn’t factored in the weather and the frequent stops dictated by the film crew, judges and presenters.

I’d like to add that everyone I met and worked with on this TV series – the producers, the artists, the runners, the technical people, the judges, Frank and Joan, and everyone else – were so very friendly and helpful, and it made the whole experience very enjoyable indeed. We were filmed and asked how we felt about the imminent competition and then led to our outdoor ‘pods’ to get set up. A London City View! With the cameras in tow, I revealed a test print, which I thought looked awful. We asked James to tell us about his experience, what it was like to take part in a TV competition, and how it felt to be a printmaker in a world of painters.

I was nervous, but pretty sure that I wouldn’t win, what with the competition. I stayed at a charming B&B (Kinrara in Whaley Bridge) and the view from it was one I’d have been glad to do a linocut of! It was the same format as the previous round, with lots of on-camera interviews, questions and chats with the judges and Frank and Joan. There, I met the other contestants, a lovely bunch of people from all sorts of backgrounds. After another rather sleepless night, we all trudged on to a minibus that was taking us to a mystery location. More interviews were next, chats with the judges, and we were all asked to line up again to be told who was going to make the final. Somehow I had won the heat, despite the weather, the tricky view and the print that I thought hadn’t gone very well.

I was rushing my composition, my work was getting wet and blown about in the wind, and I was freezing cold (I’ve never cut lino in gloves before). I saw the other artists’ interpretations of the view and yet again was mightily impressed: six amazing paintings in all sorts of different styles.

So, off we went.

If the artists I had already seen were impressive, then these were going to be seriously good. If you’ve been following Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year competition, you will have seen Folksy seller James Green (and his spoon) get all the way to the semi-final. And… I wasn’t picked. Instead, our view was of the gardens in the park. What I hadn’t anticipated though, was the amount of people, mostly tourists, who would take an interest in what we were doing. James Green’s finished linoprint of Lyme Park. We were ushered into a posh hotel to be mic’d up and the TV producer explained that we’d then be given some directions from outside the hotel to where our pods would be, and that we’d be filmed all of that time, to capture our reactions. There were hundreds and hundreds of them all day, wanting to know what we were doing, and taking photos of us. The location was quite spectacular – it was apparently where some of the BBC’s Pride and Prejudice drama series was filmed.

I had assumed (and hoped) that we’d be working on a view of the grand main building at Lyme Park, but I was wrong. I thought that my linocut had been going well. Phew.

Some poor runner was trying to fish it out! There was a great range of styles. Some poor runner was trying to fish it out. This was where we’d be working from. I guess I was a tiny bit disappointed that my part in the process had ended, but also slightly relieved that my next prints would be created in the privacy of my own studio, and not within a strict time-limit under the watchful eye of a camera crew. Everyone was very friendly, and the other contestants were all as nervous as I was. Now, four-and-a half hours isn’t very long to do a linocut, but I had planned my time in advance, and figured I could create an A5-size two-colour print in the time. All were painters though, apart from me. Folksy is the home of British craft. We also met the programme presenters, Frank Skinner and Joan Bakewell, and started our four-and-a-half hours of creativity. There was more waiting around, then finally they lined the three of us up again to find out who the winner was.

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