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“I have urgent dispatches” picture in a new book; “I am a maritime historian and have been contracted to write a huge-format (about the size of an atlas) illustrated book on fighting ships 1750-1850. I am keen to include contemporary art and I am a great admirer of your image of the Pickle coming back after Trafalgar”.

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Welcome dear reader: Today I am near Oxford, it’s chilly, sunshine and showers.

Serious progress today replanning my web site. Working with my oldest friend or rather, Internet guru Dr Michael Baker and founder of the “Michael Baker Club” for Michael Bakers worldwide (currently 22 known).

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Michael Baker, my web master is gradually transferring the “Further reading” pages to this blog.

This will make editing and updating pages easier so if you spot something out of date kindly let us know, thank you. (more…)

The Christmas and New Year period is usually quiet on the email front so a good time to work on the marine painting, including the large  harbour scene 30″ x 48″, Cattewater, Samuel Plimsoll.

On the subject of which today started with a message from a fellow painter. (more…)

I spent most of the day in the studio working on my marine painting to be “Samuel Plimsoll,  Plymouth Cattewater by moonlight” painting, adjusting the composition and tones.

What does it take to make a successful marine painting?

More on that soon, meanwhile, other news today… (more…)

What is your experience of social networking?

I had an interesting email from Dr Michael Baker  (+44 20 7193 3216  www.michael-baker.com) Sustainability Consultant – Assessment and Research.

If you have or want experience with social net working for artists, the following may be helpful, kindly leave it in the comments, we may be able to help each other. (more…)

Staying with a good friend I have know since we were 10 years old is always a special experience, more so this time as 3 years ago Michael’s Mum was very ill in hospital and has made a remarkable recovery, so much so she was even “mothering” me when I felt I should be looking out for her!

To have a 91 year old Mum in such fine form is also a great tribute to Michael who is my first stop soft ware resource seeming to know the answer to almost all problems. (more…)

[22/03/2011 23:35:12] Gordon  Frickers: Ok. Anyway I should be finding out if Cambria was re floated yesterday and looking for Art and marine publications to send my press release to. The latter is now an urgent task. Over all though I am making steady weekly progress re Brussels. I’m a bit panicy about getting all done but so far so good.

Cambria features in my new painting “New and Old”. Here is a detail ~

[22/03/2011 23:38:43] Michael Baker: Is that – Cambria, a 92ft Thames sailing barge - http://www.yachtingmonthly.com/news/519972/sailing-barge-to-sail-again ? (more…)