Ted Stourton – Artist of the New Renaissance

by Kevin Hurst

If the pen is mightier than the sword and a picture paints a thousand words, what would happen if a painter used his brush to communicate images of hope and inspiration?
That was the question that one rising British artist asked himself while taking in the extraordinary beauty of a seascape one afternoon a few years ago.

Fast forward a few years of intense, purposeful artistic production: the Ted Stourton collection at Camelot Castle Hotel in Tintagel, Cornwall is one of the largest collections of an artist’s work anywhere in the world.

In the last fourteen months alone, over nineteen hundred and fifty original works and paintings by Stourton have found their way into collectors’ hands across the world as demand for his work grows apace.

Currently, a permanent exhibition of nearly 1000 original paintings by Stourton can be seen at Camelot Castle Hotel where the artist currently has his studios.

A small sample of his work can be seen online here.

Many visitors to Camelot have remarked on the extraordinary effects that Ted Stourton’s work has had on them.

Artists from around the world have made their way to Camelot to meet Stourton, share their ideas, and to tap into the extraordinary creative inspiration that is being generated there. 

Visit the Ted Stourton Fan Site here
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Camelot Castle, Ted Stourton, John Mappin, Irina Mappin - Revenge

Article by Letitia Brown posted on Posterous and published here with her permission


I found this posted on Facebook.
I don't actually agree with it, not fully, although I do get what the person who wrote the slogan was trying to get across.
I think the success of others drives some people crazy.
Most of us can take the other guy doing well. We might get a bit envious sometimes but someone else being successful doesn't drive us crazy and certainly not crazy enough to try and tear them down, for instance by circulating false rumours about them or engaging in some anonymous character assassination.
Indeed we often admire successful people - at least, most of us do - whether that success comes through sport, philanthropy, literature or the arts.
Yet there remains humanity's lunatic fringe, determined to render their fellows cowed and to make life hard for anyone who dares to live a good life or try to do some good in the world.
The slogan above made me think, naturally, of the artist Ted Stourton and hs friends and benefactors John and Irina Mappin, who have had the temerity not just to live well and succeed but to stick their necks out and try to help others do the same.
But as the slogan says: "The best revenge is happiness".
I was down at Camelot Castle early this year and I met up with John and Ted. Both men were as genial as ever and had a sparkle and energy about them that suggested they sure are getting their revenge,
And driving somebody crazy no doubt!
Over the last few months we have been extremely fortunate to meet and gather inspiration, friendship and help from some of themost creative people of the current age. 

This inspiration initially led to our Artists in Residence Program at Camelot Castle and has
now led to the Camelot Castle International Creative Mentoring Programme whereby we now mentor and help hundreds of artists, creative and business people all over the world. 

 As a result of that help careers are doing better, businesses are expanding and new artists are coming into their own.

We wanted to acknowledge and thank those who have inspired us or who have mentored us, some of whom have now become great friends to Camelot Castle. 

Al Pacino
Hollywood Director Peter Bogdanovich 
Hollywood Film Producer Colleen Camp
Lead singer of the Stereophonics, Kelly Jones 
Hollywood actor and star Doug Ray Scott
Christina Juffali 
John Travolta 
Kelly Preston
Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the Moon
Sophia Milos - Hollywood actress CSI Miami 
Hollywood Icon David Caradine
Russian Music Icon Baroness Katerina von Gechmen-Valdek 
Hollywood Icon Kirsty Alley
Hollywood producers Matha and Dino de Laurentiis and daughters Dina and Carolyna de Laurentiis.
Hollywood Icon and Actor "Dune" and "Twin Peaks" star Kyle McLachlan
Computer Moguls, Humanitarians and Philanthropists Craig and Sally Jensen
Leah Rimini
Andrew de Candole
US Medical Robotics Technology Pioneers International Investors, Humanitarians and Philanthropists 
Bob and Trish Duggan
Hollywood Icons Jenna and and Bodhi Elfman
Hollywood Actor Simon Callow
Russian Music Icon Baroness Katerina von Gechmen-Valdek
 Hollywood Rap Icon,Singer, Songwriter and Human Rights Campaigner Won-G
Hollywood legend Forest Whitaker
 Ulf Ekberg – Ace of Base
Australian Superstar Kate Ceberano
 Italy's favorite ingénue actress Duchessa Risaliti De Pazzi
Hollywood Superstar Sienna Miller
International Art connoisseurs Kim Ortiz and Michael Los
 Colombian comedian and international superstar Andres Lopez
 International Ballet Superstar Carlos Acosta

It goes without saying that there are many more people who have helped in this project than those that you see here and we thoroughly appreciate what each and every person has done to help us or to inspire us and others here at Camelot Castle. 

We do sincerely appreciate it.

The Purpose of Camelot Castle is to create a safe location where artists or indeed anyone can stay and experience inspiration in a location that is free from any evaluation or invalidation.

We are sure that this great and positive purpose is why Camelot Castle is fast becoming talked about far and wide and why we are expanding our activities in this area as never before. 

For those of you who would like to understand our mentoring or creative programs better or who would like to benefit from them personally, please do write to us directly at enquiries@camelotcastle.com







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