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

We hope you find the following interesting, engaging, interactive, and will forward this to friends. (more…)

Friends some times ask me why am I living so far from the sea when I am a marine art specialist and  a “man of the sea?
The full answer is complex. Part of the reason is the light is excellent for marine paintings.

Another part is it is fun here. I never know what events will happen next.

On my list right now is giving a dinner tonight for an advertising agency director and other friends, an evening dinner on Saturday with French friends and the fete des venedanges 23 to 30 October. 

I have little idea what it entales but the publicity picture from Gaillac sure looks fun, musiques, tapas et vins naturels.

What on earth is that girl doing in that barrel?

Action ~ for your FREE marine art brochure. This is available. At present kindly send me an email and I’ll send you a copy by email or post as you prefer.

I am working with my web  master to make this brochure automatically available soon. Thank you for your comprehension. down load from www.frickers.co.uk (homepage), via the special offer box at the bottom of the page or send your postal details.
We can “snail mail” you a high quality copy, several if you wish.

“Sea pictures for sea people”, the first Gordon Frickers brochure for 18 years!

At the super yacht  Monaco Yacht Show 2009 several people amused Gordon Frickers by saying, “WOW, collector’s item!” Amused because as you know, (more…)

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…)

And the best way to move around the Tarn at present remains a 4 x 4 or …

I never thought I’d wish for an energy guzzling 4 x 4 but faced with having to drive tomorrow… (more…)

Busy in the studio today.

I have some ideas to sketch re the possible marine commission I mentioned yesterday, but first, Admiral Nelson and super yachts. 

I have several marine paintings in advance planning at present and several being sketched out including this one intended to be of a big superyacht (motor), with other yachts at dusk in Porto Fino but which yachts?

Want to nominate suitable superyachts?

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This is to wish you a sincere Merry Christmas and to copy my latest newsletter for those unable to receive the News Letter. 

Some of you will not have received my email Christmas card and new Christmas News letter, copy below.

Reasons for this include bounced and blocked emails (more on that below).

The Internet can be bizarre, I’d had a reply from Robin Knox-Johnston, star of my “Roaring Forties” painting, then got an, INVALID RECIPIENT message re the address! (more…)

Back to work today, pressing on with a group of marine paintings, developing sketches, preparing boards… (more…)

Paracetamol all round? It was blowing a gale with rain here this morning so here is a less sobering picture of Itzac taken yesterday.

By the way have you spotted if you click on a photo here it shows larger? (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…)