A. G. CARRICK / H.M KING CHARLES III former PRINCE OF WALES (bn.1948)
Morven / A' Mhòr Bheinn ((871 m -2858 ft)
United Kingdom (Scotland)
In View of Morven From Bovaglie, Balmoral, watercolour, 1994. Courtesy The Royal Trust Collection
The mountain
Morven (871 m -2858 ft) in scottish galeic A' Mhòr Bheinn, is a Corbett (mountains between 2,500–3,000 feet (762.0–914.4 m) in height with a prominence over 500 feet (152.4 m); solely imperial measurement thresholds) in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It has not to be confused with Morven in in Caithness.
The poet, Lord Byron, who spent some of his childhood in the area, mentions the mountain in his poem, When I Roved a Young Highlander mentioned in it Mary Duff, his first love.
The hill gives its name to one of the houses at Aboyne Academy.
The painter
Arthur George Carrick is actually H.M. the King Charles III, former Prince of Wales.
When he began showing his paintings, he was too nervous to display his name so displayed under a pseudonym. Arthur George are two of his names (Charles Phillip Arthur George) and one of his titles is Earl of Carrick. King Charles III is an experienced watercolourist. He has been painting for most of his adult life, during holidays or when his official diary allows. King
Charles' interest began during the 1970s and 1980s when he was inspired
by Robert Waddell, who had been his art master at Gordonstoun in
Scotland. In time, King Charles met leading artists such as Edward
Seago, with whom he discussed watercolour technique, and received
further tuition from John Ward, Bryan Organ and Derek Hill.
The
Royal Family has a tradition of drawing and painting, and King Charles’ work first came to public notice at a 1977 exhibition at Windsor
Castle at which other Royal artists included Queen Victoria, The Duke
of Edinburgh and The Duke of York.
King Charles paints in the open
air, often finishing a picture in one go and his favourite locations
include The Queen's estate at Balmoral in Scotland and Sandringham House
in Norfolk, England. Sometimes King Charles III paints during his
skiing holidays, and during overseas tours when possible.
The
copyright of King Charles' watercolours belongs to A. G. Carrick Ltd, a
trading arm of The King's Charities Foundation. Over the years King Charles III has
agreed to exhibitions of his watercolours and of lithographs made from
them, on the understanding that any income they generate goes to The
Prince of Wales's Charitable Foundation.
Money from the sale of the lithographs also goes to the Foundation but the paintings themselves are never for sale.
In the 1980s King Charles III, then Prince of Wales, began inviting young British artists to
accompany him on official tours overseas and record their impressions, a
tradition that has continued to this day.
Reference :
- The prince of Wales paintings
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