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This month sees the start of Archaeology UK’s Festival of Archaeology<\/a>, with events taking place across the country. Locally, St. Nicholas’ Priory<\/a>, the site of a former Benedictine foundation located in the heart of Exeter that has previously featured<\/a> on this blog, will be opening for a range of events throughout the coming weeks. Artist, author, and friend of the Centre for Medieval Studies, Viktor Athelstan<\/a>, will be on-site throughout the events, where he’ll be live-painting medieval-inspired watercolors. Viktor will be wearing his Norman monk kit (authentic) and selling watercolors (non-authentic).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During live painting, Viktor will take commissions and you can watch him paint your very own medieval monk\/nun, Roman soldier, Tudor person, medieval creature, or medieval tile design. He is also happy to answer questions about monastic life and his art while he paints. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He already has an abundance of watercolors available. Subjects include, but are not limited to, medieval monks, monsters, and stained glass.\u00a0Sales benefit St. Nicholas Priory and the artist.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Viktor Athelstan\u2019s live painting takes place on 19th-21st July<\/strong>, 26th-28th July<\/strong>, and 2nd-3rd August<\/strong>. (Note: If the weather is extremely hot during the festival, Viktor may not wear his habit.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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