Iain Ballentyne, defence correspondent and much more  invited me to visit him this wet and windy morning. (more…)

Zeven Provinciën news received today from the master ship wright Aryan Klien at the Batavia Werf, “Please find attached some corrections for booklet. We very much look forward to your ideas for a Batavia painting”. (more…)

I did not fully appreciate what I had done until after the show.

I’m being asked how did the exhibition at the European Parliament go? (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…)

Received recently, please find enclosed a picture of an oil painting by Gordon Frickers.

Could you help us in evaluating this picture please, as we believe it is by Gordon Frickers (signed) 16X12inches, 
the painting is of a turtle. (more…)

Now is the time to say goodbye to the European Parliament Expo or is it? (more…)

If 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. (more…)

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

Ok so I am a bit tired, still got a sense of humour though, borrowed from a friend. Just got in after a brisk walk my first for two days. needed, I got up at 04:30, not the same as starting work but have painted for 7 hrs non stop. Glorious day here, like Cornwall in mid summer, warm not hot sun, cool not cold breeze.

Remind me to to have ‘once in a life time‘ exhibitions to often please… next, cook supper. (more…)