- Hardcover: 159 pages
- Publisher: Little, Brown UK Paperbacks; illustrated edition edition (Oct 1991)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0821218816
- ISBN-13: 978-0821218815
- Product Dimensions: 28.7 x 23.9 x 2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,189,414 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
HRH The Prince of Wales Watercolours: An Inspiring Book
1 Aug 2001
Format:Hardcover
This delightful book is a treat for those who have an interest in art, England, or for those who simply wish to understand the mind of Prince Charles a little better. Far more than any biography, this book will give you an insight into the artistic mind of the Prince of Wales, as well as enlighten you to the way he feels about the environment, his country, and the World beyond England. The book follows His Highness through his many travels hither and thither around the world, including his travels in Scotland, Italy, Spain, and the Middle East. There are 73 beautiful color examples of Prince Charles's work selected by him. For an "amateur", as the Prince so calls himself, his work reflects the fact that His Highness has put his all into these works, and he has tremendous talent in the watercolour medium. Each of the 73 color plates in this book also are accompanied by Prince Charles's personal experiences while painting the picture. Some of these experiences appear soul-stirring and patriotic; for example his painting entitled View of Double Haven Bay from HMY Britannia. Then there are some phrases throughout the book that are quite humourous. Such as this line from page 38.."I was sitting on a grass slope amongst a large quantity of sheep droppings with my back beginning to give out and with pins and needles in my bottom!" Similar examples of the Prince's humor are all throughout the book. He also addresses some of the problems he had along the way with his artwork, such as rain and the "gentlemen of the press" getting in the way of artistic expression! On the whole, this is a wonderful book that will inspire you with its artwork, and keep you laughing along the way as well with bits of Prince Charles's humor. His rather humble attitude towards his work is understandable, given his position in life. However, His Highness must indeed feel a hint of pride for producing such lovely scenes on paper. I only hope that Prince Charles will eventually publish more of his artwork, for it certainly deserves to reach a wider audience. I highly recommend this book. It is certainly a "must-read" in my library!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Lovely book!
26 Sep 2007
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A treasure of a book...pure and simple! One that I enjoy and am very happy to have in my library.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Love his water colours
26 Dec 2010
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Had owned a copy of this book a dozen years ago, and had misplaced it. Because I do water colours myself I wanted another copy. The Prince is a good artist and also a 'green' minded person, long before 'green' became popular. The only downside of the book is there are paintings he has done outside of the country, that were of no interest to me. Do so hope he does another book of his paintings geared more to gardening and other English themes.
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