News about Gordon Frickers art and website
The following are recent news items about Gordon Frickers art and website.
"Rhoda Mary" and "Katie Clewett"
The Cornish Ferris built schooners Rhoda Mary and Katie Clewett, completly re written and revised history, try the further reading link on this page.
Posted: 21 April 2008
Trafalgar
Are H.M.S. Victory and the battle of Trafalgar important? Further thoughts for you to ponder added to our Trafalgar title page.
Posted: 11 April 2008
Baghlah - the traditional deep-sea dhow
Baghlah - the traditional, romantic, and durable deep-sea Arab dhow. A new painting. There is surprisingly little on the Internet about these facinating vessels and their people. If you are thinking "Sinbad the Sailor" and pirates you are on the right track, more on that in our further reading.
Posted: 5 April 2008
"Velsheda, superyacht, on charter"
New on the website, a painting of the famous superyacht Velsheda saling on charter on the Solent. To be available as a Presitge Signed Limited Edition from May.
Posted: 4 April 2008
"Norway" (ex France) departing Miami
Added detailed images to "Norway" (ex France) departing Miami.
Posted: 17 February 2008
"Tectona, dawn off Bolt Head"
Tectona, the 80 ton ketch has been re-discovered and is to return to Plymouth to work with disavantaged people! Details on how the paintings helped save Tectona have been added!
Posted: 24 January 2008
The Second Coming
Painting stolen, reward for its recovery and prosecution of the thief. Missing believed stolen from the artist, Gordon Fricker's house sometime between Dec 06 and Feb 07.
Posted: 18 January 2008
"Roslin Castle at Mauritius with the Tantallon Castle"
Updated Roslin Castle, Union Castle Line refridgerated ship, with new titles and texts, with a personal account from a marineer who served on her.
Posted: 16 January 2008
"Liberty ship, North Atlantic Winter"
Liberty ships, a complete re write on the subject, and in particular the Liberty ship Trun, ex Meyer Lissner.
Posted: 7 January 2008
Liberty ship Convoy
"Liberty ship Convoy" has been totaly re writen and updated with much new information. "Liberty ship Convoy" is now available as a Prestige Limited Edition Print.
Posted: 7 January 2008
Liquide Colors, mirage sur la plage
Added a painting of a mirage on the beach, where heat, sun, sea and sky merge, at Notre Dame de Monts.
Posted: 18 December 2007
Abraham
Added a painting of Abraham's Well at Bethsheba (Bethsheva) Israel, on the Northern edge of the Sinai dessert, Israel. If you know this place and it's history, do contact us and help record the background story to this historic place.
Posted: 18 December 2007
Solid fire, waves of mist, sunrise July 28
Added a painting of dawn, seen here at Castelneau de Montmiral, looking towards Albi in the Tarn, France. A remarkable time of day which inspires yet most of us miss, has to be one of the most moving moments of any day.
Posted: 18 December 2007
Fowey harbour, Cornwall
Added a stormy study at Fowey, Cornwall, with further reading about a clash between angler and painter.
Posted: 17 December 2007
"Zeven Provinciën", Royal Netherlands Navy
Zeven Provinciën; now available as both a "Prestige Limited Edition" signed, numbered print and as an open edition print. Spelling of the Zeven Provinciën name now corrected and a revised and updated nugget written.
Posted: 4 August 2007
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