A new painting of HMS Pickle is in preparation.

Approaching England HMS Pickle off Mounts Bay on course for Falmouth is in the later phase of sketch and research.   (more…)

Two HMS Pickle questions arrived a few days ago…    (more…)

A flagship and for a while forgotten painting of the renowned Olympic sailor Ben Ainslie is up for sale.  

The painting can also serve to introduce ‘The Art of Gordon Frickers’ to some leading galleries and auction houses; which one will seize the opportunity to sell this unique picture? (more…)

He has in Royal Navy speak been tasked to conduct a presentation on HMS Pickle as part of a command leadership programme to be given to senior officers. 

My connection with HMS Pickle goes back a long way and includes a lengthy commission for HMS Victory which resulted in some great pictures (several available as heritage prints from page
http://www.frickers.co.uk/prints.html (more…)

The Pyrenees or at least some of them at sunset or if you prefer, at dusk, what shall we call this painting?

This original idea came with a commission from a couple who live a few kilometers from my French studio, why?  (more…)

An enquiry arrived last week from Russia re Convoy PQ 13. 

An interesting example of the growing historical worth of The Art of Gordon Frickers, a picture painted about 1993 from an eye witness account and a good story in its self.

With Captain Kozyr’s kind permission I will share here with you some of our recent correspondence. (more…)

Drake’s voyage between 1577 and 1580 made his reputation and a fortune.

This little gem of a painting (20 x 25 cms, (8 x 10″) won’t cost a fortune, but must be worth at least £650 (775 Euros) and is reserved for the EP Expo at Brussels 23 May but no reasonable offer will be refused.

The Golden Hinde voyage remains one of the most extraordinary adventures of all time combining many of the ingredients of a best selling story.
Francis Drake was a Devon man who captained the “Golden Hinde” (pronounced – ˈhiynɪd’) (or Golden Hind), an English “Race Galleon” type of ship out of Plymouth England to become the first Captain and the First English captain to circumnavigation the globe. (more…)

Following a recent order for a large copy of the picture HMS Pickle carrying the news of Trafalgar including a remarque I wrote the following to describe the remaque and reveal a little known but interesting piece of history.

http://frickers.co.uk/marine-art/urgent_dispatches.html

The picture in question is “I have urgent dispatches“.

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You have or want a good picture and you want to frame, to “get it right“?

Of course we would like you to buy from frickers.co.uk however here is a guide or at the very least food for thought  for everyone interested in framing.

This text will we hope help you care for your new and existing art work to maximize its value and your enjoyment. If you are in doubt, we can supply finished prints and paintings to most destinations usually for very reasonable prices. (more…)