Two women from the Newark area to appear on Sky Arts' Landscape Artist Of The Year in bid to win £10,000
You may recognise some familiar faces on a popular Sky Arts television contest.
Stephen Mangan and Joan Bakewell are back presenting a new series of Landscape Artist Of The Year, travelling the country on the hunt for nation’s best landscape artist.
Each week, eight artists use paints, pencils, brushes and pens to showcase their artistic flair over four hours, all in the hope of impressing judges Tai Shan Schierenberg, Kate Bryan and Kathleen Soriano.
This series features two local artists — Christine Goldschmidt, of Newark, and Karen Eamens, of Long Bennington
The winning artist from each week will go through to the semi-finals to vie for a place in the final to win a £10,000 commission to create a landscape artwork of Venice for the prestigious Royal Institute of British Architects.
Each week, there are also 50 wildcard entries competing to claim a spot in the semi-finals as well.
In the third episode, which will air on Sky Arts at 8pm on Tuesday, the artists take on the awe-inspiring Gateshead Millennium Bridge.
Among the wildcard artists is Christine Goldschmidt.
Christine is an illustrator, and was the expert behind the map of Newark commissioned on Stodman Street in the town centre.
She said she thoroughly enjoyed the television experience.
“It was a lovely day, I met Joan Bakewell and she was lovely,” she said.
“I made some great friends and had a great day painting for the whole day. I normally only manage an hour or so a day.
“The hardest part was keeping the result a secret as we had to sign non-disclosure agreements.”
Karen Eamens features in the fifth episode — on Tuesday, November 12 — when the artists will be creating their own version of the Tyne Bridge.
Stephen Mangan said: “I have the unbelievable pleasure of visiting some of the most beautiful and picturesque spots in the country and watching a bunch of talented artists produce works of art. It’s tough but somebody’s got to do it.”
Tune in to the show on Tuesday to see how Christine got on.
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