HMS Pickle, a new yarn to add to the thread of the renowned schooner Pickle of unlikely name and much disputed origins, the Pickle which heroically carried the news of the battle of Trafalgar and the death of Nelson (”Sir, we have won a great victory but we have lost Nelson“) is splendidly illustrated as a Heritage quality, signed numbered edition picture in “I have urgent dispatches“.
We are rarely able to see Gordon Frickers artwork in its final location so this is a treat! (more…)

The famous marine painting “Roaring Forties” is a real piece of marine history, much reproduced by journals when writing about Robin Knox-Johnston and a very collectible limited edition and signed by the yachtsman Sir Robin Knox Johnston.

It was as you may be aware produced specially for and in close collaboration with Britain’s most illustrious yachtsman and master mariner, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston.

We had a brief, charming compliament recently re the beautiful Heritage quality marine print of “Roaring Forties”, one of those thing which helps make our work feel worth while.  (more…)

The story and its a beaut will be added here ASAP.

Meanwhile here is the final version of the painting Plymouth Cattewater, the Australia bound clipper ship Samuel Plimsol loading emigrants.

We have had some very atmospheric sunrises and sunsets here at Castelnau de Montmiral this month, a few art  photographs included for your pleasure.

We have also had more showers than usual plus following a cooler than normal summer 3 days ago I dropped my shorts and climbed back into jeans, a clear sign of an early autumn!

Meanwhile I have a rush job on thanks to the world leading marine picture library, Pickthal’s Picture Library who want a cover picture from me of a sailing ship and steam ship (which 3 days ago I did not have) and of course the biography mentined yesterday,  for possible inclusion in the very prestigious American “Marine Quarterly” so here follows some nice photos of the new marine painting “Winds of Change”   following yesterday’s biography of Gordon Frickers, enjoy!

Now we have “Winds of change“, 12 hours thinking and inspired painting changing an existing painting,  into I hope you agree,  a very exciting picture? (more…)

Thanks to the world leading marine picture library, Pickthal’s Picture Library I have to write my own biography…

According to the Oxford dictionary a biography is “An account of some one’s life written by some one else“, hmmm.

Plan, there are lots of comments on my web site made by others so that can form the solid backbone of this biography of a marine artist.

Do you think this will be OK? (more…)

Trafalgar Dawn (http://www.frickers.co.uk/marine-art/trafalgar_dawn.html)  has become a famous painting including being reproduced in several authoritative books and is available as a signed numbered Heritage edition from this web site.

For some years now friends have been asking me to paint and print the opposite view, from the French flagship, to make a pair, neat idea but the research proved very illusive.

Do have a look at the beginning of this historic painting and be one of the first people to to see pretty much what the French saw from their flag ship Bucentaure on that fateful Monday 21st October 1805. (more…)

To all our Jewish friends on this special day, we wish you well over the fast and may you be inscribed for a good year.

I’ve attached some of my recent work so you can see what I am up to and of course there is my blog for more stories.

Here are a couple  of several paintings I am working on, for your amusement; note though please, they are unfinished (Nelson at Gibraltar and Trafalgar Dawn, the French perspective).

Next adventure is next week when I am off to the Monaco Yacht Show at Monte Carlo. (more…)

More historic ship paintings soon possibly some boat building and sailing too?
How to build a 90 ‘ (30m) 18th / 19 th century cutter, similar to but twice the size of the cutter shown here?
Does anyone have information on the USS Lexington, or any sister ship of Lexington? (more…)

The Flying Scotsman and IK Brunel’s famous and historic Royal Albert Bridge now in its hand made special order frame.

Following some positive feed back via this blog,  Gordon Frickers have given this painting several new “coats of thought” and eventually reacted.

Comments are always of interest, did you know, you can leave yours at the tail of any blog entry?

If you look at earlier blog entries for The Flying Scotsman you can see if you can spot the changes? (more…)

Went last year and was surprised and facinated.

Today, busy with paperwork application to accept the invitation to exhibit at the European Parliament; … and have to find some where to rent soon. Could do with a few days at Monaco though, following up on last year’s efforts might get me an exhibition at Monaco / Monte Carlo too. (more…)