Morris men, on my return to Plymouth I found my friend and fellow painter David Folley is busy with numerous large impressive portraits, some theatrical people, a couple of exotic female nudes and a series of paintings of Morris men.

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I can barely keep, up with it!
This is one of those days which reminds me of the debt we owe those who went before us to build our world.
The marine painting “Trafalgar Dawn” still haunts me (available in prints see http://www.frickers.co.uk/marine-art/trafalgar_dawn.html).

I am planning a new piece of marine art, the opposite view.

Today was very 21st century though.

I have had today 3 enquiries about my marine painting which may be of interest and found myself yet again busy with Trafalgar and Admiral Nelson issues.  (more…)

Plymouth Naval History Library staff have been hugely helpful  with my research over many years.

“Masterpiece … … Renowned Marine artist has presented a stunning framed print to Plymouth Central Library” recorded The Herald and The Extra, while less helpfully leaving out my web site or contact details.  

I felt is was about time I did some thing more tangible to show my appreciation to the staff at Plymouth Central Library , something they would like. (more…)

Several interesting emails today, all 3 enquiries for marine paintings (not marine prints) about Nelson and Trafalgar.
Curiously this makes 3 enquiries for that sort of painting in the past week…
Seems a bit like the old joke about waiting for buses?
Of course, followers of this blog will know, Gordon has a new marine painting on that subject, Nelson at Gibraltar,  in production (hence insert pop up pic here) at this moment and another, a new version of Trafalgar Dawn, almost ready to start. (more…)

Today, I have been looking at several subjects as the current group of paintings is almost complete.

I have the marine painting “Cattewater Plymouth, Australia bound emigrants prepare to board the clipper ship Samuel Plimsoll” 98% finished, here is a detail, I’ll show you this complete major painting on this blog any day now.

I have been looking for good photographs of HM Submarine Unique. I found a link that took me to the Submariners Association only the page was blank.

Or was it? I am reminded of the joke about the model of a stealth ship in a museum, it goes some what like this, “The models were wonderful, so detailed until I got to the Stealth ship, the case was empty… or was it?” (more…)

Trafalgar and Nelson
Trafalgar Dawn 2 has finally started to appear on the canvas!!!

A picture showing the progress will appear on this blog soon.
This new painting will make a pair to go with the now renowned “Trafalgar
dawn“, a view from among the crew onboard HMS Victory at 06.05, Monday the
21st of October 1805 and based on eye witness reports and research. (more…)

A Pop up photo of the new marine painting Trafalgar Dawn, the French Perspective is attached here so you can chart the progress.

This new marine painting Trafalgar Dawn, The French Perspective is intended to become a pair with the renowned Trafalgar Dawn already in print.

http://www.frickers.co.uk/prints.html

Can you guess what else is to be done, how it will look when finished? (more…)

Trafalgar Dawn, the French Perspective.

Today, I have been working mostly on the remarque drawing which will as per the view of “Trafalgar Dawn” from HMS Victory (available as a signed print from page http://www.frickers.co.uk/marine-art/trafalgar_dawn.html) appear in the margin with the ships on the horizon individually named in order; you do remember HMS Victory? (more…)

The new signed numbered of edition, “Trafalgar Dawn the French Perspective“ I am delighted to report, was completed this morning. I literally collected the first copies on my way to Amorique, the Plymouth Roscoff ferry, click on the image to see what we have here.

Alan said, “don’t open them on the ferry, I don’t want you bringing them back” – not likely, excellent! 

Once again Adaptgraphics have made a superb job of this new print including the remarque, this will make a thrilling pair when shown with “Trafalgar Dawn the view from H M S Victory” as each picture looks into the other, a true pair.  (more…)