How art runs in the Royal Family and Kate is keen to pass skills down to George
ok.co.ukKing Charles' skills with a brush and watercolours have made him a top-selling artist, and other family members have also shown they are quick on the draw.
Not only does Charles reign over the country, but he has proven himself to be a king in the art world too, as one of the UK’s most successful living painters.The King’s love of using watercolours first began at Gordonstoun school in Scotland, and signed copies of his work now sell at auction for four-figure sums.
In January last year, when 79 of his landscapes were exhibited at the Garrison Chapel in Chelsea Barracks, King Charles wrote, “I took up painting entirely because I found photography less than satisfying. “Quite simply, I experienced an overwhelming urge to express what I saw through the medium of watercolour and to convey that almost ‘inner’ sense of texture, which is impossible to achieve via photography.” He has long been rumoured to prefer watercolours because they dry more quickly, so he does not have to keep his security guards waiting too long.
Despite his success, King Charles has described himself as an “enthusiastic amateur” and once said, “Looking back now at those first sketches I did, I am appalled by how bad they are.
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