Landscape Artist Of The Year

Go green as the first heat of eight artists sets up their easels in front of the giant biomes of Cornwall’s Eden Project. Watch them capture the play of light and shadow on these interconnected geodesic domes in a bid to secure a semifinal spot.

Meet up with the second slate of eight in bucolic Warwickshire. Enjoy the interplay of flora in Capability Brown’s famous gardens at Compton Verney and feel the pressure as contestants try to do artistic justice to this landscape in just four hours.

Overlook a glorious vista of summer flowers with the third group of eight artists. Tour the Eden Project’s lush, steeply terraced gardens and find out which of the contestants’ paintings best capture the heart and soul of this special place.

Set sail for Kent’s bustling Whitstable Harbour, where a fourth heat of eight artists attempts to impress the judges and move up to the semifinal. Admire their portraits, which capture the rhythms and poetry of life in this picturesque seaside town.

Ramble amidst the Georgian grandeur of Compton Verney in Warwickshire as the fifth slate of artists takes on classical architecture as their theme. Admire the stately views and breathtaking buildings and see which portrait captures their essence.

Experience the excitement as the five semifinalists and this season’s wild-card winner face off for the judges in Fife, Scotland. Check out their renderings of the Forth Bridge, a feat of engineering excellence spanning the windswept Firth of Forth.