Yachting, a watercolour added

“Yachts off the Yealm”, <meta http-equiv=”refresh” content=”0; URL=/gordon.frickers?_fb_noscript=1″ /> <meta http-equiv=”X-Frame-Options” content=”DENY” />  Yachts and Superyachts page overhauled, one new painting (“Yachts off the Yealm“) and two photos (of GF) added. I inadvertently discovered this painting makes a relaxing charming desktop background…! Unusually, the painting is a water colour and ‘priced to clear’ so a delightful bargain … Read more

B I Sunday progress 14.03.16

Fascinating? You can follow the sequence and compare the images as they evolve and emerge of this developing painting by visiting our B I Sunday web page, enjoy Meanwhile here is the latest ‘heads up’

Windows 10… oh yeah?

Oih vay, my without my consent Mircosoft upgrade my PC to Windows 10 today.
I can see it should be a better system except for one minor detail, I’m getting some bizarre results.
Thus if I can’t communicate/don’t reply, feel free to add to my curses aimed at Microsoft…

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Golden Oldie (roasted)

Found it! At the request of Chris Fagg,  “Shearwater off the Firehills” and a photograph of it’s fate. This painting not on my web sites, the photos had long since disappeared in my archived files, “Shearwater off the Firehills“. I’m gradually digitalising early photos and much of my research info so I can reluctantly dump the original … Read more

B I Sunday update

Problems with the perspective have been solved by the simple expedient of moving to a larger room, my ‘salon’.

B I Sunday progress 07.03.16
B I Sunday progress 07.03.16

ModasaKaranga, Kenya, Mombasa and the wharf for “British India Sunday“,  are all shaping up neatly.

BI Sunday 'Karanga', 08.03.16 detail 1
BI Sunday ‘Karanga’, 08.03.16 detail 1

For those who like to follow work in progress, to see the process, here are some photos and a brief account.

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Don your sou’wester…

There never will be again be a piece of film like this. Don your sou’wester and clip on a lifeline. Storm off of Cape Horn Historic Vessel Vega https://www.youtube.com/watch… An excuse to review some of my heavy weather paintings, enjoy. First off, not heavy weather but certainly two ‘crack’ ships cracking on sail. Next away, … Read more