Posts Tagged ‘Marine Print’

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

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

“Jane Banks”, topsail schooner now in print

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Jane Banks entering Bermuda”, is today a new marine print, taken from the marine painting, I have been working on this picture this afternoon with my printer at Adaptgraphics, for a descendant (more…)

Jane Banks, a poem and the Tavistock Inn, Dartmoor.

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

The marine painting of “Jane Banks entering Bermuda” (see page http://www.frickers.co.uk/marine-art/jane_banks_entering.html) has inspired a painting poem!   Poem__Memories_forever.JPG

I am delighted and honoured to find my painting has inspired a poem now an addition to the beautiful music of Bob Brennan.

The request for a marine print of “Jane Banks“  also brought about a rare chance to meet a descendant of one of the captains of “Jane Banks“. (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…)

Port of Chester

Sunday, January 17th, 2010
I was contacted last year for a Port of Chester 1863 marine print by a lady in the U.S.A.
We have become friends.
She is writing a book and no I’ll not give away the story, it does though  include a ship visiting New Crane Wharf as in my acclaimed  marine painting The Port of Chester 1863.
A few copies left you can order quickly and easily by scrolling down  page http://www.frickers.co.uk/prints.html or read up on the story of this amazing  marine painting by visiting the web site, Marine gallery, Ports, Chester and following the further reading links; on page http://www.frickers.co.uk/marine-art/chester.html
My new friend  has asked about the language and words of command, maybe you can add to the following? (more…)

Marine Painting, Print News and a French tot

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

A new marine print from the Marine Painting of Virgin Atlantic Challenger II (visit page http://www.frickers.co.uk/marine-art/virgin_atlantic_ii.html) has gone into production with my excellent printer at Adaptgraphics, Plymouth.Virgin1.jpg

Also in the news is the beautiful classic print of “The Port of Chester 1863” (visit page http://www.frickers.co.uk/marine-art/chester.html). (more…)

Email in a Pickle?

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

How wonderful is email?

A few days ago and there is a joke in here some where,  I received an email dated February 23, now why did that arrive so late?

The subject, an enquiry, was “H.M. Schooner “Pickle“, carrying the news of the Battle of Trafalgar ~PurchasePrint : yes ~ Message : On prestige cotton canvass~ Message entered from : H.M. Schooner “Pickle“, carrying the news of the Battle of Trafalgar.

You can see and read more of the extra ordinary research and story of  Pickle and this wonderful and renowned picture on web site page http://www.frickers.co.uk/marine-art/urgent_dispatches.html. (more…)