The Boats That Built Britain (Special Edition)

For all of you who were interested in the creation of this wonderful and successful BBC documentary series by Tom Cunliffe and Form Films – thank you!

For those who are unfamiliar with Nelson and HMS Victory here is a pop up photo Gordon took a couple of years ago of HMS VictoryVictory_stb_side_e_IMG_1884.JPG

Here is the whole series in case you want to watch it again and again available as a DVD on Amazon price £19.99.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Boats-That-Built-Britain-Special/dp/B004BS0OFI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1290438094&sr=8-1

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Happy New Year 2011

This is to Wish you a very Happy New Year, the best of luck & wishing you your best to date in 2011

How did you spend your New Year’s eve, very merrily I hope?IMG_0134_d.JPG
I was very fortunate to have several invitations opting to join Alain, Odelle and their friends for a private party at the beautiful Domaine Barry, Compagnac, story and pictures scattered through the text below.IMG_0135_d.JPG
Probably the biggest single event for Gordon Frickers will the exhibition of marine paintings and marine prints at the invitation of the European Parliament, “marine paintings, marine transport, sport and tourism” , the exhibition starting on the 23 of May.
Still, who knows, life is full of surprises?

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