Science is wonderful…

Science, or in this case Skype is wonderful; when it works. Mine does not.

A tale of a dead parrot… Un conte d’un perroquet mort …
Skype is wonderful; when it works. Mine does not.
As of yesterday.
Result, no Skype, and T: + 44 (0)1865 52 2435 is unusable.Science Teachers..._10152781377649012_720591029_n

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A general progress report

I now begin to turn my attention to the “Famous Wine Villages of Bordeaux” and the “Gaillac, Surprising Vines and  Wines” series, the possibility of 2 expos in central London, the other for the Trafalgar Series, web site improvements and Mayflower research however I’d like to complete B I Sunday as soon as possible. I also have to think about making time to be in England soon to research Mayflower and time in Gaillac to complete the “Gaillac & its surprising vines” series for exhibition next September.

Of B I Sunday the composition is now largely in place including the appearance of the seventh B I ship, the 150 foot LOA Tabora, a tug and a coaster as well as various local craft and a variety of dhows. 

B I Sunday 20.01.16
B I Sunday 20.01.16
The colouring represents the beginning of the under painting, the beginning of building up both colour and texture .

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Fighting Ships, 1750 to 1850

Via Facebook my friend Nick Kats sent a nice message from Ireland this afternoon,
“Just saw this in a big coffee table book, on warships of 1750 to 1850.
Really great up large.

Was a pleasure telling the owner, Hey I know the guy who painted this! What a great pic this is… think this is the 3rd time I’ve said this.. 

marine print, Heritage quality, "I Have Urgent Dispatches"
marine print, Heritage quality, “I Have Urgent Dispatches”

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Page updated ,Ocean going dhow;

The traditional largest size deep-sea dhow. “we would like to commission you to paint in total, 3 of these, for the His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said’s yacht”. No great surprise then if I say that request inspired a deeper interest in dhows? The image was also licenced for a book cover in Arabic and … Read more

A detective tale

Of trains and cranes, an artist’s problem; my ‘team’ of investigators are gradually establishing what the wharves of port Kilindini, Mombasa looked like in 1951.

Did trains operate on Kilindini wharf circa 1951? 

Mombasa port cica 1951
Mombasa port cica 1951

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Marine print news

On the marine print page, did you know,  https://www.frickers.co.uk/art/new-marine-print-gallery/ there is a FREE fascinating to use XE Currency converter?
Not so much fun, but inevitable, give the inflation HMG says we don’t have, there has been a 10 % price rise.
This is  good new if you are one of the people who already own a Gordon Frickers marine print!
Your prints have just gone up in value!
Better news is the page has had a major redesign, cleaner graphics and texts to make it easier to read and importantly easier to order your exclusive, signed numbered and very rare marine print.

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