Landscape Artist of the Year

As above. The judges always choose the most unlikely artist rather than the most talented. Emporer and clothes comes to mind. The final commissioned painting did not fulfill the brief and was very disappointing. Why the fire? Other than it's her trademark.

We watch this show on Amazon Prime and have come to enjoy seeing what each week will bring as far as the artists. As with all shows like this, you play along and pick who you think should win, but in the end the Judges never agree with us. These three always have to act that the ones they love just know how to paint and that us dimwits in the audience can't decipher between good paintings and bad. For the most part they seem to choose the most boring awful painting in the bunch claiming the painting is just the most fabulous thing they have ever seen. I wish they would rotate judges so we get different styles.

The program itself is very well produced, however, without being personal the judging is an absolute injustice to the artists themselves. I say this as there is without doubt only ABSTRACT & REALISM in their views as clearly shown by the winners chosen week in week out. I am at a loss how they choose artists that go to these wonderful locations and produce A TREE art that has absolutely nothing at all to do with the view?

As an amateur myself I would ask them to Stop insulting good art with these horrendous results.

Lastly, I have to ask with respect, what are the judges talking about as it's nonsensical to a lot of us.

Please judge fairer or change format as it is an insult to many good artists.

They always select 8 artists with unique styles and its a pleasure to watch them work. The best part is watching as a blank material is transformed into a work of art, how each artist interprets the scene and create an atmosphere. The part i dislike is how the judges always seem to pick the same type, style of artist to win. All the winners (to me) seem to end up with a very traditional end product. Yes, the artist puts paint on the canvas in a contemporary way but the final product is so very traditional.

Another high point is the wild card artists, so wonderful to see such a large group of artists just enjoying doing their work.

I thoroughly enjoy the concept, but dear gawd. The judges have some hidden criteria that means they can't pick anything but artists with big chunky abstracts that are more suited to a Walmart art section or mid-grade hotel rooms then the hallowed halls the winners end up in. They end up all being pretty similar (even to Tai-Shan's own style). It can be disappointing is maddening.

What is interesting to a critic, much like all art, isn't necessarily going to translate well in posterity. It would be great to get new judges, and do some episodes of how the contestants are after a year or two.

Still, fun for most of each episode..