Extraordinary Portraits - Season 1 - Episode 6
Portrait artist Caroline Pool paints Alec Burrough, an 88-year-old dairy farmer from Devon who refuses to slow down. Portrait artist Caroline Pool paints Alec Burrough, an 88-year-old dairy farmer from Devon who refuses to slow down. Despite having worked on the farm for 70 years, Alec continues to get up at dawn to care for his cows and ride his tractor, working alongside three generations of his family. Caroline is known for creating allegorical portraits that capture the character and personality of her sitters. She believes it’s more important to capture someone’s individuality than an accurate face.
About Extraordinary Portraits
Title: Extraordinary Portraits
First Air Date: 2022-01-06
Last Air Date: 2025-03-07
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 0/10 (from 0 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 4
Total Episodes: 24
Network: BBC One
Genres: Reality
Production Companies: Chatterbox Media
Synopsis
Musician and passionate art collector Tinie Tempah hopes to shine the light on everyday heroes within society by painting portraits of them. These everyday heroes have extraordinary stories and the artists hope to turn these stories into amazing portraits. Portraiture has traditionally been a method of commemorating powerful or wealthy figures in society, however, Tinie hopes to shine a light on the everyday heroes within out society. Famous artists include street artist Dale Grimshaw and hyper-realist Kelvin Okafor.
Cast
Bill Bailey
Self - Presenter / Narrator
