Ted Stourton - Artist Wizard of Camelot
Ted Stourton, the acclaimed artist, has created a treasure trove of wonders at Camelot Castle
Camelot Castle is the appropriately named hotel owned by media baron John Mappin and his wife Irina Mappin at Tintagel in Cornwall. It is here that artist-in-residence Stourton is free to splurge on aesthetic creation in his studios.
Ted Stourton is an extremely gifted, inspired and productive artist and while many have been sold to collectors from all over the world, over 1,000 of his works bedeck the Camelot Castle walls.
With John Mappin and his wife Irina Mappin, he has created at Camelot an artistic haven for artists of all kinds: painters, actors and musicians and aspiring artists invited to stay at the hotel in its idyllic and inspirational setting for free so that they can have a safe and invigorating place to explore their aesthetic specialties. Around 500 so far have taken Stourton and the Mappins up on their offer.
The project is driven by the vision shared by Stourton with his friend and mentor John Mappin of creating a place where artists can flourish and bring about an artist-led resurgence of our tired and degraded culture.
Such a vision and such a unique project naturally draws the sneers and calumny of those who work constantly to bring down the culture or who see the flowering of human creativity as something to be shunned but Stourton and Mappin continue to pursue their dream undaunted by the diatribes of the mean-spirited.
The progress of Ted Stourton's work bears witness to the power and vitality of their dream. It has been compared to Turner and Monet but Stourton's,while his output of creative works may well be unrivaled in this or any other age.
Amazingly Stourton still finds the time and energy to help and advise aspiring artists.
