Posts Tagged ‘Ben Ainslie’

Newsletter 8, Sea Fever and super yachts

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

Newsletter, Sea Fever and super yachts, The Marine Art of Gordon Frickers No. 8 © august 2009

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HM Schooner Pickle, HMS Victory and the British Ambassador’s residence, Paris

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

My flight was confirmed today. Apparently I’m going to be a starlet on TV a first for a marine artist?
This re HM Schooner Pickle, the gallant little ship that carried the news of the battle of  Trafalgar and the death of Nelson,  interview to be  with Tom Cunliffe… (more…)

Paris, a month would fly by!

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

This time it was to be the train to Paris then major on the Metro. I attended a  UKTI / British Marine Federation Showcase at The Ambassador’s Residence,  research at Musee Maritime, Paris,  the main focus of this all to brief visit to a magnificent city.   Paris_from_Montmatre_IMG_6509_d.jpg (more…)

Going for gold and the Wayfarer World Championship

Thursday, July 15th, 2010
Wayfarer? I was recently called a tortue and more flatteringly an etoile voyager.
An amusement is I will be in Weymouth this week end and next week. So what?
Wayfarers that’s wot!
Here is a pic of a Wayfarer I built taken guess where and when?  Are_u_ready_to_sail_wp.JPG
And on the subject of winning, going for gold,  my marine painting, one of the last marine paintings produced at Plymstock  “Going for Gold, Ben Ainslie at the Sydney Olympic games“. (more…)

Ben Ainslie at the Sydney Olympic Games

Thursday, October 20th, 2011

For the London 2012 Olympic Committee yesterday Suki Mirsoeff = Relations Publique de Gallaicsois – « La Forge » BROZE 81600 Tarn France and I were working on the presentation after which we had dinner at La Forge. Ben_Ainslie__Sydney_Olympics_IMG_0768_d.JPG (more…)

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…)