My journey’s end this day was to be Plymouth. It is impossible to number the voyages, many of them famous, Drake, The Pilgrim Fathers, Cook, Nelson, the American D Day armada, that have begun and in most cases finished at Plymouth.
Month: October 2015
Who is Abubaker?
IN answer to a good question from my friend Sherrie Raz, who is Abubaker ?
Abdul Abubaker lives in Mombasa.
His name came up when I began to research for a new commissioned painting of “B I Sunday”.
Bienvenue a Thehillac, Welcome, willkommen, bienvenida, welkom, ברוך בואך, bem-vindo,
Address as in : Gordon Frickers 14 Rue du Bout de Ville, Thehillac, 56130, France. Visitors welcome, doubly so if I know in advance you are coming so I can prepare a more lavish welcome for you. I am currently trying to settle into Thehillac having arrived during a storm following a miraculously dry drive thank … Read more
Virgin yet again in the news
Long ago I witnessed this event from the press boat and made a watercolour during the press conference after which all the crew signed. I still have the watercolour.
I took this very special painting at his request, to London to Richard Branson.
His name has sometimes been useful to have on my resumee / CV.
Unfortunately he did not treat me well and I noticed all his staff were nervous, a bit hyper, stressed…
Over the years I’ve had a fair few wealthy, distinguished and celebrity clients; it’s been interesting to observe the differences.
This is the painting he bought, now available as a print. The story is on my web site listed under http://www.frickers.co.uk/…/marine-…/yachts-and-superyachts/ , enjoy