Disappointed, sadly #laoty Just don’t think it did justice to the views and one or two of the studies had more potential. Oh well, see you @stealthaardvark.bsky.social for #paoty in the autumn!

A random person on here has just Liked this old Bleet from two years ago that I'd completely forgotten, but it still made me laugh anyway, so sharing it again because I'm a lazy bastich.

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Portrait Artist of the Year visits St James's Park in London in tonight's heat, which starts at 8pm on Sky Arts. It looked marvellous in the winter sunshine a couple of weeks ago. #PAOTY

Oh Kate, please don’t go. #paoty #laoty

Seeing Jedward on a celebrity Christmas edition of Portrait Artist Of The Year, can't help thinking they'd have knocked out amazing sleeve art for The Riddle Of The Model from Sing Street
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I am on a mailing list with the company that films it. Plus they are looking for entries for #PAOTY for next year so you have both to watch again in 2026!

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she looks like scrooge in the charcoal 😭
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i have a feeling the portrait isn't going to blend in with the others in any way. while some artists laud over unusual art it needs to be reverent imho #PAOTY

Family Zoom 2021. Drawn with pastels. Yes I did add Jackie Weaver for balance( although she had no authority to be there)
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If I were an incredible redhead like Prof Hannah Fry, I'd be so disappointed to find out my portrait was monochrome 😕 #paoty #portraitartistoftheyear

Congrats to Chloe, wishing her every success for the future. A wonder and moving final programme with two, great women role models. It has inspired me to carry on portrait painting. I have one burning question though, why does The Prof have Charlie Big Potatoes in her house??🤔 #PAOTY #TheIrisAffair

Why do I never agree with the winner of Portrait Artist of the Year*. I like her stuff, but the older one should have won.

*probably because I don't understand art.

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Really enjoyed the winner's film/portrait reveal of this year's #PAOTY. A real rapport between artist and sitter, and an interesting insight for both sitter and audience into the artist's unusual technique.

Just watched this episode. I wasn't sure Chloe could pull this off (she's amazing, it was just such a challenging commission) but she smashed it and created a work of art worthy of its sitter and the institution that commissioned it. I hope it hangs there for many generations to come. #PAOTY

Lauren's personal commission is my winner. Look at it #paoty #portraitartistoftheyear

Oh FFS, farce #paoty #portraitartistoftheyear

"Mary Berry' apparently. It's lost on me #paoty #portraitartistoftheyear

Lauren’s commission was really good and it would have been great if she had had a chance to do Hannah! #paoty

Caught up now. I do think Katie should have won, she was consistently good throughout and Brian Cox portrait outstanding. Chloe’s final piece was good but slightly not there IMO although her technique was fascinating. Hannah Fry was fab. #paoty

Watching the #paoty winners episode and Hannah Fry is so special. I think this is my favourite commission and artist of all.

Have really enjoyed #PAOTY on Sky Arts. No I didn’t agree with some of the judges’ decisions … as usual ! But the finalists were all excellent. And the portrait of Prof Hannah Fry was wonderful 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Watched the Brian Cox episode of Sky Arts Portrait Artist Of The Year and yet again am astounded at the judges’ choice 🤯 #paoty

Award-winning monoprint artist Chloe Barnes tells us more about the process of creating this stunning portrait: #PAOTY

Seeing the way Chloe works I can see how well suited her style was to making a portrait of Hannah Fry. Incidentally, I was inspired to draw Hannah recently. #paoty

The final commission is fantastic. Love the meeting of science and art. I don't care what the naysayers think, the judges know what they're doing #PAOTY

I preferred Katie's final portrait 🤷 but Chloe's aluminium one was good, I just didn't like the monoprint #PAOTY 🎨🖌️

Feel like Katie was robbed, but I am curious to see Chloe’s final commission. #PAOTY

All good, but the winner not who I thought in the end.
Not keen on the monochrome style.

"Oh dear, how sad, never mind..." 🎨

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Really impressed by Lauren's commission but I think it want to see Katie paint Hannah Fry #Paoty

Wow! All three commissions are excellent. #paoty