Sunday Post -
11 May 2003
By Fiona Miller
WATERCOLOURS by the Prince of Wales are to go on sale this week and will
raise hundreds of thousands of pounds for charity.
The Sunday Post has been given an exclusive glimpse of the paintings, depicting
scenes from around Braemar and other Highland landscapes.
The Prince is an accomplished artist and his new works yet again show his love
for Balmoral.
In November 2001 a watercolour by Prince Charles became his fastest-selling
work of art thanks to The Sunday Post, and raised £225.000 for charity.
Sold out
Within days the 100 prints had been sold out after Scots bought the limited edition
prints of A Balmoral Winter Scene, after seeing a copy of it in The .Sunday Post.
All the money raised from sale of the Prince's work goes to his charity, the
Prince of Wales Foundation.
The Foundation helps fund urban regeneration and heritage projects across the
country.
The three different prints, of which there are 100 each, will be officially
unveiled at the London Savoy on Wednesday. Each of the prints will be signed and
numbered by Prince Charles.
The 300 prints will be sold at the Belgravia Gallery in London, costing £2250
each. One of the prints, titled Ben Avon near Braemar, shows the different colours
of the landscape, while another depicts Ballochbuie Forest in spring.
The third of the series is Glengairn, in Aberdeenshire. In winter, complete
with snow and mist.
The Prince has said that scenes like this "remind me where my heart is".
The Belgravia Gallery, owned by Anna Hunter, is the only source of Prince Charles'
works and has raised more than £4 million over the last 12 years.
Painted beautifully
Anna said. "The watercolours by the Prince of Wales are painted beautifully and
show lovely Scottish scenes. "His work is always extremely popular and sells out
very quickly.
"It is even more popular than paintings by Queen Victoria or Prince Albert, even
although their art has a historical value."
To complete the package, the prints by the Prince of Wales are delivered in
a custom-built velvet case made by Asprey, the royal jewellers, and embossed with
the Prince of Wales feathers.
