Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2018

Blink and you would have missed me! However, being a #Wildcard #Artist for SkyArts Landscape Artist of the year was just brilliant.
The camaraderie of us 50 artists was wonderful, like we were in a club. There was no malice or jealousy, just fun and friendship and trying to dodge the seagulls that swooped down on you they spotted any food! I hid underneath an umbrella whilst I ate my lunch.
The cameras were slightly daunting, as they were really in your face! I ended up fluffing up my words on the first take, and the producer said to me ‘now put that into a sentence!’ 😂 My excuse was that I had only just set up and was a bit of a dither!
Four hours went by really quickly, but I managed to finish my piece. I had a bit of a chin wag with the current presenter, Stephen Mangan, he was very funny indeed! All the judges prowled about, making us all very nervous.
Once finished, The judges made some lovely comments to me about my drawing, and others around me thought I may have won.....I didn’t. But I wasn’t upset, it was a truly magical day, the winner was so gorgeous and I wish her all the luck in the future. We chatted for a while while having a cuppa.
I will most definitely apply again next year. It was an amazing day.
To see my finished drawing, it is now on my web shop.
https://tiffanybudd.bigcartel.com/product/broadstairs