Sky Landscape Artist of the Year 2026

Landscape Artist of the Year was a whirlwind experience. From the initial shock at the phone call to invite me to take part as a pod artist, to the long conversations with the production team on how it all works. Waking up in Dover at 6am to head to the White Cliffs National Trust location fuelled with adrenalin and not much else and ready to paint, just a few weeks after that initial conversation.

I spent some time looking out, across the English channel to France nothing but the lightest blue from top to bottom, no definition, no texture. Dover Ferry Port at my feet, industrial, grimy, architectural – not pretty – not ‘lush’, in short, nothing like my submission painting of Wimbledon Common. A challenge? You bet, was I up for it? Absolutely.

See you on Wednesday 28th January at 8pm on Sky Arts and Freeview channel 36, as well as Now TV on the 29th.

Painted in 2024, as part of a series of Wimbledon Common landscapes, this was my submission painting to enter the Sky Landscape Artist of the Year competition. Thanks to this painting I was shortlisted to take part in the show, which aired on January 28th 2026 on Sky Arts. 250 limited-edition, signed and numbered prints are now available to purchase. Please note, the prints will be unframed. If you are interested, please contact Alison using the link below.