Archive for the ‘galleries’ Category

Going for Gold

Friday, December 9th, 2011

A flagship and for a while forgotten painting of the renowned Olympic sailor Ben Ainslie is up for sale.   Ben_Ainslie___going_for_gold___IMG_2443_d.JPG

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…)

The Winsor and Newton, an honour and invitation

Sunday, November 27th, 2011

If this is of interest and you have time to help I’d appreciate your suggestions, thank you.

I have the honour of having been invited onto the Winsor and Newton web site.  Pyrenees_painting___GF_IMG_1864_d.JPG

Also Four questions have to be answered. (more…)

European Parliament Fine Art Exhibition, frame repairs, bad galleries and the long drive.

Sunday, May 22nd, 2011

EP_logo_2_JPEG.jpgIf I thought yesterday was final preparations day I was wrong!

Following the last picture frame repairs (more on picture frame repairs below)  I got as far as loading inside the car yesterday while last minute tasks have multiplied like an algae bloom.Ready_to_go_IMG_0950_d.JPG (more…)

To the European Parliament tomorrow

Saturday, May 21st, 2011

EP_logo_2_JPEG.jpgMy last day at CdM today and it is going to be a busy one  before I depart for Brussels and the European Parliament Exhibition.Brian_letter_for_Frickers_booklet_d.JPG
I’m not sure where I will be staying. (more…)

Last call for an invitation to attend the European Parliament Exhibition

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

By way of reminder, this is a unique event, the first time a marine artist has been invited and the first time some of the more significant paintings of The Art of Gordon Frickers have been show ensemble.

If you can pass the story to your regional media  of the European Parliament Exhibition that would be very helpful. EP_logo_2_JPEG.jpg (more…)

Marine painting news, Trafalgar, galleries and re sales

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Several interesting emails today, all 3 enquiries for marine paintings (not marine prints) about Nelson and Trafalgar.
Curiously this makes 3 enquiries for that sort of painting in the past week…
Seems a bit like the old joke about waiting for buses?Gib_IMG_6777_wp.jpg
Of course, followers of this blog will know, Gordon has a new marine painting on that subject, Nelson at Gibraltar,  in production (hence insert pop up pic here) at this moment and another, a new version of Trafalgar Dawn, almost ready to start. (more…)

“Jane Banks”, topsail schooner now in print

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Jane Banks entering Bermuda”, is today a new marine print, taken from the marine painting, I have been working on this picture this afternoon with my printer at Adaptgraphics, for a descendant (more…)

Nudists and Mont St Michael

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

3 new paintings completed this week and going to Audrey Hinks for the May exhibition of Gallerie Marin,     Plage_des_nudiste__Meneham__detail_IMG_4897_wp.jpg (more…)

“Vagrant off the Needles”, only 3 left!

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

Stock control. “Vagrant off the Needles“, see http://www.frickers.co.uk/marine-art/vagrant_needles.html, only 3 left!

A beautiful limited signed, numbered edition of an elegant  schooner the famous Nathaniel Hershoff built at New York U.S.A.

Vagrant off the Needles” was the first of my paintings to go into print thanks to Helen Swaby of De Montfort Fine Art http://www.demontfortfineart.co.uk/
Following a recent enquiry here,

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Stange things happen on computers…

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

Mysterious happenings on my desktop computer

Wow, what a difference, I’d never go back!

Last week I treated my desktop PC to a new monitor/screen.  I changed my 17″ screen for the latest thing according to their web site, from AMU, a 22″ flat screen.

The 5 year old 17″ was ceremoniously retired and replaced with a shinny new 22″ flat screen built by AMU

But (more…)