The Great Painting Challenge 22 Feb
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I think I'll give this a go on Sunday evening. I'm guessing it will just be a rehash of Watercolour Challenge which was on several years ago.
I don't mind Una Stubbs in small doses and as a bit of an artist herself, I think she'll be ok.
Wish they'd chosen someone else to co-present though as I cannot bear Richard Bacon. I still remember how smug he used to be on Blue Peter before he got sacked for his cocaine use. I saw him on something else recently and he is still very full of himself and talks but doesn't listen.
I don't mind Una Stubbs in small doses and as a bit of an artist herself, I think she'll be ok.
Wish they'd chosen someone else to co-present though as I cannot bear Richard Bacon. I still remember how smug he used to be on Blue Peter before he got sacked for his cocaine use. I saw him on something else recently and he is still very full of himself and talks but doesn't listen.
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Hannah Gordon, used to annoy us a bit in Watercolour Challenge.
She was always known by us as "tut-tut" because of her facial mannerism in some drama.
really?
Yes, I don't like the judging at all. If I were an artist, I'd be really annoyed and force myself to start painting the way that the judges want - which is surely the opposite of art!
"Art is in the eye of the beholder," (Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin anyone?) so I'm not over bothered about comments from people like Richard Bacon, nor was I impressed with his own efforts. I'm sure everyone will have their own opinions of what they liked.
If this could get a few younger viewers off their mobile phones to do something constructive, then it can't be bad.
Una Stubbs is morphing into Mavis in Coronation Street.
However - I'm getting really irritated by Una's coy 'little girl' voice & did the artist guy purposely choose his shirt & sweater to co-ordinate with the delphiniums
I guess it's a generation thing with broadcasters. It's used to attract the widest demographic.
Some give you a clue in the titles chosen.
You know a one hour documentary titled "The Hunt for (whatever) " means they won't find it, but they'll leave it until the last five minutes before they tell you they've wasted an hour of your life.
The introduction of a "challenging" time limit, seems a bit silly. We can blame "Time Team" for that.
Artists don't work to time, 'cept those doing caricatures of holidaymakers on the sea front.
Some of those participating could have produced a better result with more time. Others could spend all day on it and it could end up worse.
Some people are entranced by Picassos and Van Goghs whereas I think they look like a child has painted them so the judges could demonstrate their skill as a comparison.