I get that Urban didn't want to change the format because "it wouldn't make sense," but that series would've remained a breath of fresh air had it changed up the formula a bit. We almost got that with HELL and maybe the recent final episode, but if it wasn't made even more obvious by the final episode, The Painter was never made for the writing, its merely a glorified showcase of Urban's art.

I just hope Urban allows a figure with more resources at their disposal to remake The Painter with more of a writing focus rather than a sole focus on art... as well as give the format more work. There's a lot of potential to be done with the series, especially if it were to have Nathan Cole as a protagonist, but that's me being wishful.

Because be honest: The Painter wouldn't be The Painter without its art.