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…)

“Tectona” which in a small way www.frickers.co.uk helped save is now once again working as a sail training vessel in Plymouth, operated by the Island Cremyll Trust.

Tectona takes disadvantaged young people on life-changing working voyages including some for people with drug problems.

The painting which you can click on for a larger image illustrated here is for sale. (more…)

“Trafalgar Dawn the French Perspective” http://frickers.co.uk/marine-art/trafalgar_dawn_french_perspective.html and “Rhoda Mary and Katie Cluett, a dispute settled” http://frickers.co.uk/marine-art/dispute_settled.html, one copy of each sold via the web site so a busy day today preparing them.

This was the first copy of “Trafalgar Dawn the French Perspective” to be sold and very appropriately to the person who gave me the most encouragement to paint this awesome scene.

“Rhoda Mary and Katie Cluett, a dispute settled” will be going to a descendant of one of the captains of the elegant schooner Katie Cluett. (more…)

The new signed numbered of edition, “Trafalgar Dawn the French Perspective“ I am delighted to report, was completed this morning. I literally collected the first copies on my way to Amorique, the Plymouth Roscoff ferry, click on the image to see what we have here.

Alan said, “don’t open them on the ferry, I don’t want you bringing them back” – not likely, excellent! 

Once again Adaptgraphics have made a superb job of this new print including the remarque, this will make a thrilling pair when shown with “Trafalgar Dawn the view from H M S Victory” as each picture looks into the other, a true pair.  (more…)

Trafalgar Dawn, the French Perspective.

Today, I have been working mostly on the remarque drawing which will as per the view of “Trafalgar Dawn” from HMS Victory (available as a signed print from page http://www.frickers.co.uk/marine-art/trafalgar_dawn.html) appear in the margin with the ships on the horizon individually named in order; you do remember HMS Victory? (more…)