I spoke to HRH The Prince of Wales about his artist forebear Prince Rupert of the Rhine, who invented the mezzotint, while imprisoned in Windsor Castle in 1658. I’m talking about my film ROYAL PAINTBOX and answering questions on the Viking.TV “Arts & Music Wednesday” Livestream on Wednesday 12th August at 7pm UK time: VIKING.TV
HRH The Prince of Wales with director Margy Kinmonth during the filming of Royal Paintbox
Royal Paintbox screening with talk by film director Margy Kinmonth on Monday 17th February at 5.00 pm, Chelsea Arts Club, London.
Director Margy Kinmonth writes:
I’m really looking forward to showing my feature documentary Royal Paintbox to an audience of working artists, at my club.
When I was making the film I discovered that there are dozens of artists within the royal family, both amateur and professional, both historical and today.
HRH The Prince of Wales showed me his watercolours and I uncovered some gems from history locked away in archives.
We filmed in so many palaces, at Balmoral, Osborne House, Clarence House, Birkhall, Highgrove and Windsor Castle and I even went with the royal tour to Australia.
So If you can’t make the the screening, buy the DVD which has great extra stories not included in the film.
New figures released by the Royal household show the Prince of Wales has sold £2 million worth of lithographs through his shop at Highgrove, making the heir to the throne one of Britain’s most successful living artists […]
Source: The Telegraph
Featuring HRH The Prince of Wales, Foxtrot’s film Royal Paintbox directed by Margy Kinmonth tells the story of the artists in the British Royal Family.
Will Prince Charles ever be as beloved as his mother, his sons or Prince George, his baby grandson?
We are about to find out as the royal effort to make the next British king seem more endearing arrives on royals-admiring PBS stations next month.
The news, for clueless Yanks (the Brits already knew this): The Prince of Wales paints. And by all accounts, he’s pretty good at it.
We learn this from Royal Paintbox, a documentary film by British filmmaker Margy Kinmonth, airing on PBS stations on Sept. 12 (check local listings). […]
Foxtrot Films’ cinema documentary ROYAL PAINTBOX, produced & directed by MARGY KINMONTH and executive produced by MAUREEN MURRAY will receive its premiere in Bermuda on Sunday 22 June in the ‘Weekend Film Series’ curated by Bermuda Documentary Film Festival director Duncan Hall www.bermudadocs.com
