Pilotage for navigators of the Art and Website of Gordon Frickers

WELCOME - You may already be aware, this is a very comprehensive website of over 600 pages with many benefits.

Of course we would like you to buy or commission our paintings here and now. However this site is about very much more than that, there is much here that is rare, sometimes unique; paintings and information, as shown further down this page and on many other pages.

This page is designed to help you find your way around www.frickers.co.uk. It is for those that want an introduction to the full range of this special, rich resource of paintings, prints, books and information to which so many people have contributed.

Here you can be thoughtful, order excellent, unusual gifts for special occasions, represent achievements; your imagination is the only limit! These paintings are prestigious; for birthdays, promotions, and special occasions; precious as few gifts increase in value to the recipient in the way quality paintings will.

You will more fully benefit from this rich resource by spending some moments on this navigation - site map page to discover how to cruise here, on this special web site.

Marine Painting

Marine Commissions or Marine Prints, Gordon Frickers could be your man?
A Marine painter first and foremost, Gordon Frickers has a reputation as one of the most professional, experienced, diverse marine painters alive today.

Gordon Frickers landscapes, portraits and aviation paintings are not to be under estimated. His sometimes surprising combinations of colours challenge and excite many people in much the same way and for similar reasons as did the unexpected colour combinations of his illustrious predecessors in particular Monet and Degas. This is for each individual to decide for himself or herself.

"The mystery of paintings".

Gordon Frickers unique and distinctive paintings mark (almost) a life time of passionate involvement and study by this artist with "special eyes".

We hope you can find what is meaningful to you, if not please contact us and let us know why, enjoy.

About This Site - Prices, Content

You have here the opportunity to commission original art and printing.

You will find a wide choice of paintings, prints and cards of outstanding quality. Also great stories and intriguing information on many subjects: colour blindness, framing, and others perhaps more surprising, such as how to choose French wine, and paintings and tax.

You can buy here works of art ranging from under fifty pounds in our Print Gallery to the exclusive "Prestige" limited editions, original cartoons and a selection of paintings from £350 to £35,000.

If you already own an example of the Art of Gordon Frickers kindly note for insurance purposes, the average value of the Art of Gordon Frickers has increased by 250% in the last 12 years. If in doubt about your painting contact us!

If you like what you see here, when you see details of the pictures and handle our originals and reproductions you will quickly appreciate the extraordinary quality of this Art.

Gordon Frickers paintings continue to be chosen by many famous companies and talented and distinguished people.

This is your chance to order now.

We wish you to leave here richer for the experience.

Welcome, this is the art of Gordon Frickers.

About This Site - Benefits

1. The homepage and first pages are important to your understanding and briefly introduce the artist.
2. Your key to this website is this Navigation - Site Map page.
3. The heart of this website is four galleries (accessible from the menu above).

On this site you have an introduction to a huge investment, 30+ years of determined painting and study in pursuit, exactly like the most famous of the grand masters of the past, some very particular contempory objectives. Gordon Frickers made his name with Marine Art however if you surf to Gallery Three: Colour Blind and Gallery Two: Famous Wine Villages you will see many remarkable paintings the like of some, we seriously doubt you have ever seen before, anywhere. These pages are supported by a very useful wealth of related specialised pages.

Gallery One: Marine Art

Gallery One provides an introduction to 30+ years of marine painting, and much archived marine history resultant from Gordon Frickers research and 49+ years of experience.

Gallery Two: Famous Wine Villages Art

Probably Gallery Two has the widest appeal! Here you can explore some of the most famous and picturesque wine villages in the world including St Emilion, Sauternes, Medoc, Entrée deux Mers and Gaillac, their districts, wines and people.

Gallery Three: Colour Blind Art

The paintings are full of visual painterly surprises. Have you ever wondered what being colour blind is like?

Gallery Four: Colour Vision

These pages show some of the paintings, cartoons and sketches from projects other than the principal categories described above.

 

The mystery of paintings

Few things make a home or offices look more stylish than very good paintings. The rooms give uplift to people without their even looking at the paintings. They convey authority and integrity to the rooms in a way which no other furnishings can, challenging the imagination of all who see them. Fine paintings will arouse conversations and give pleasure and value every time you see them.

Being rare and individual, fine pictures become treasured heirlooms. Fine art has consistently proven to be one of the very best investments.

Many satisfied clients! You will hardly ever see our Art at Auction!

About YOU

FREE: The Flyer sheets found with many of the limited editions can be copied for free to show your friends.

HYPERLINKS: You may like to nominate appropriate clubs, societies and businesses.

You can contribute appropriate additions and your name can be credited.

The days pass quickly, these are good influences for you, they will not be available for ever. What we produce is rare and excellent. It will never be cheaper! Your visit here is a rare chance for you to buy, good luck!

In the future

This is a very live site, worth keeping an eye on. We are adding new paintings, publishing more text and products probably including a book within the next year, and extending our research and further reading archive information.

We are building more links with other appropriate sites.

Photo GF Aug 06

 

Paintings of GF, courtesy J. Lane & P. Bloch

Enjoy

Sincerely,

The time, enthusiasm, professionalism and above all knowledge of many good people has contributed to enrich this unique website. It would not be possible without their patience and encouragement. I would like to name you all here. It is respectfully and affectionately dedicated to you all, my clients some of who are now also friends, without who's support none of this would be possible, and in particular, the late Alan Frickers, Mrs W.A Frickers, Mr. C. Ling, Dr. Michael Baker, Mrs S. White, Mr and Mrs S. Best, Ms P E Frickers,. F. Pratt, Mr P. Goodwin, Lt Cmdr M. Cheshire, Mr. N. Varley, Mr A. Tooze, Juliet Mwaniki, Mme Jill Lane, M. et Mme J. Linquette, Mme S. Boudina, Mme H. Ancelet, Mr C. Boddington, Ruth Naylor, World Ship Society members, Staff of the National Maritime Museum Greenwich, Mr D. Folley, Mrs J Folley, Mr G. Sibley.