Paint Off 2025 - Episode 1

In August 2025, ten artists gathered at Raw Umber Studios in Stroud to paint a portrait from life, in a competition with over £3,000 of prizes. In this first episode, we meet the judges and participants, and the artists start work on their portraits.
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