Archive for the ‘Paintings in progress’ Category

HMS Pickle approaching England with the Trafalgar dispatches

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
HM Schooner Pickle with the Trafalgar dispatches speaking to lugger crews off Mounts Bay who then went ashore and announced the news of Trafalgar, a story some academics deny happened is the task I have set myself here. 72_dpi_dispatches_with_texts__1_.png (more…)

Big Freeze

Monday, February 6th, 2012

Yesterday snow finally arrived at Castelnau de Montmiral, ankle deep by mid day.  Port_Neuve_IMG_2874_d.JPG

I’m mostly working in the studio (the deck above ) to paint on a new version of HMS Pickle and also of RMS Titanic. (more…)

HM Schooner Pickle

Monday, January 16th, 2012

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.   Pickle_sketch_3_10.01.12_IMG_2835_d.JPG (more…)

Pyrenees sunset

Saturday, October 1st, 2011

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?  Pyrenees_painting___GF_IMG_1864_d.JPG (more…)

A looooong Commission and Goldilocks

Friday, August 12th, 2011

Following a busy day with Michael Baker loooong time friend and my web master, working on the web site and ‘The Grand Plan‘, the latter being a plan for the way ahead post the exhibition at the European Parliament last May, Michael and we took a drive out into the forests to see a client. Puycelci_IMG_1641_d.JPG

En route we passed bastide strong hold of Puycelci.

My client has asked for a looooong picture, 2940 x 68 cms, to fit over their fire place. (more…)

To paintings completed two day

Sunday, May 15th, 2011

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…)

Laperouse entering Botany bay, oil sketch

Thursday, April 21st, 2011

By a huge coincidence, an extraordinary chance meeting, the ships of Laperouse encounter the First Fleet, some under weigh, others still at anchor as they prepare to move to Port Jackson to start in earnest a colony at Sydney Cove.

Working from original fine quality drawings made by of their ships by the French officers, their journals and the journals of the British we have here a representation of the French ships quite unlike the work of any other marine artist. Laperouse_arriving_at_Botany_Bay___sketch_IMG_0872_d.JPG (more…)

New and old, of ships, paintings, photography and new prints

Friday, March 18th, 2011

On the subject of photographing paintings I also finished “New and Old” this week (mentioned on this blog, with sketch 24th Feb) and have the new “Trafalgar Dawn, the French Perspective” 99% finished so you may expect to see them both appear on this blog in the next week. (more…)

Nelson’s Pickle, first news of a new painting due soon

Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

dispatches_with_texts__1_.pngFollowing 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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Birth of a marine painting

Thursday, February 24th, 2011

The story of ‘New and Old‘ so far is:New_and_Old_IMG_0455_d.JPG
I was yesterday told by Sam Llewellyn editor of Marine Quarterly the picture MUST be ready for his cover page  by the end of the first week of March, 18th ‘Absolute bonecracking‘ latest it was emphasised.
I don’t do ‘Absolute bonecracking’ to much like stress.
Cool calm collected… (more…)