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

Ted Stourton, Artist - the Wise Man of Camelot Castle, Part Two


"Ted Stourton devotes a great deal of his time and personal resources to encouraging, helping and revitalizing fellow artists. This speaks volumes about the man, for he does so because he wants to."   by letitia brown

Ted Stourton with actress Leah Bracknell (Emmerdale Farm)

There are those who help people

Those who tried to help people but failed
Those who think about helping people but don't actually do it
Those who pour cynicism and scorn upon people who help people
Those who hate people who help people - or just hate people
And those who just get on with it and actually help people.
Ted Stourton falls very firmly into the last category.
A successful and highly acclaimed artist at the top of his profession, being paid for doing what he loves best, he doesn't have to help anybody, least of all those who might one day be his competitors for top spot at the very peak of the aesthetic Eiger.
Ted Stourton devotes a great deal of his time and personal resources to encouraging, helping and revitalizing fellow artists. This speaks volumes about the man, for he does so because he wants to.
And the help is very real and very generous too, as many a visitor to his aptly named haven at Camelot Castle (his joint venture with John Mappin and Irina Mappin that is devoted to helping artists) will attest.
By way of an example, see the letter below.


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