The Teddies Picnic Painting

TED STOURTON HAS A LOT GOING FOR HIM. For one thing he is a very pleasant man. For another he dedicates a great deal of his time and energy to helping other, aspiring, artists "make it" the way he has. But of course, by "popular" I mean popular as an artist; his works are in increasingly bigger demand and evidently by a "Who's Who" of A-list celebrities, billionaires and tycoons who are able to afford the very best and settle for nothing less. Self-made people of substance tend to know their own mind and will not tolerate amateurism or second-rate work. Thus, they beat a path to Ted Stourton's door beside the sea at Camelot Castle in Cornwall. And the path is tending to become so well-trodden these days, I wouldn't be surprised if the local council at TIntagel decided to tarmac it and add street lighting or perhaps build a small harbor for the yachts anchored off the coast! The simple truth of the matter is that Ted Stourton is very very good at what he does and his paintings are nothing short of superb, on a par with Claude Monet or Pablo Picasso in his prime. That's my opinion of course, but it's one shared by a host of very successful and wealthy people who know a thing or two about fellow achievers - and are more than willing to pay top dollar for his work. And if one is a Brit, Ted Stourton gives one reason to be proud: France had its Monet, Spain had Picasso.and we, God bless his aesthetic soul, have Ted Stourton. Many of Ted's works can be seen at Camelot Castle, the hotel in Cornwall owned by John Mappin, the media baron, and his wife Irina Mappin.