As mentioned in “further reading” about Trun,“Liberty ship, North Atlantic Winter”, I met Claude and Silvie Picault while painting in the south of France.   
By chance I’d taken the liberty… (more…)

While in Cannes on the cote d’azur sussing the super yachts,  I spotted Sarafsa, the 3,250 ish ton super yacht – or is it superyacht?  

As Sarafsa is now thoroughly in the public domain here are a couple of photos snapped as my boat passed Sarafsa.   (more…)

Commming sooooon to the web site, a new section, Aviation.

Gordon developed a passion for aircraft at an early age living near Royal Air Force Biggin Hill in Kent.

We intend to show some of his previously unseen aviation pictures, publish eye witness accounts never previously published, air names like Boeing, Avro, Handly Page and many more,  and soon, a new painting of the Red Arrows – if aviation is your passion too, watch this blog and web site!  

All the basics are now in place, the fine details and tidying up remain, in particular the Flying Scotsman herself, the Pullman coaches and the Royal Albert Bridge.

This new steam train painting is very different to the previous “train on a bridge” I have painted!   (more…)

Je douche ce matin, sans lentille de contact,  et quelle horreur est avec moi, un animal…

No,  un amie Francais… un grenouille, a genuine French frog!

Steady progress maintained on this painting while working on others as well. 

Plus suffering various interruptions unexpected visitors (a pleasure) PC crashing for a day and a half (not pleasure) and chasing possible new work.

This new picture shows some significant advances in the creation of this painting, compared with the previous picture below, can you spot them???

A collection as in fleet of Swans, slightly used Nautor Swan Yachts!

What is the collective name for a group of Swans ???

Gordon Frickers has a long association with these fine Swan yachts, considered by many to be Theworld’s premier yacht, Gordon being the only artist to have 4 times been chosen the Yachting World  Nautor Rolex Swan European Regatta prize artist, wow, what a terrible mouthfull!

What does that mean? (more…)