A rare event

Most to the paintings of ‘The Gaillac Collection’ are now in the salon at Gaillac. I’ll return tomorrow morning with the last four because as of tomorrow the exhibition has officially started, preview Friday evening from 18.00 What sort of ‘vernisage’ will be laid on by our hosts the Gaillac Municipal?

At Castelnau de Montmiral

You may like to know I have arrived in the Tarn at Castelnau de Montmiral near Gaillac and Albi and run straight into a crisis.

Castelnau de Montmiral
Castelnau de Montmiral

The most important of the frames I’d ordered have not been delivered by DHL, only 2 of the 3 packages…
I’m supposed to be framing today and hanging tomorrow.

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Sunset over Vines, 15 September

18.00 h, 2 déc “Soleil sur les #vignes, nouveau 1 de la collection #wine #Gaillac Expo 80, Place d’Hautpoul, Aperçu; http://artfrickers.com/gaillac/

A landscape painting measuring 53 x 81 cms (21” x 32”), oils, available, with its story in pictures on the web site page.

Sunset-over-vines Chateau-Terride, posted 25.11.16
Sunset-over-vines Chateau-Terride, posted 25.11.16
Sunset, over vines detail, Chateau Terride, posted 25.11.16
Sunset, over vines detail 1, Chateau Terride, posted 25.11.16

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Nous vous invitons au vernissage

Mes amis, attention, share SVP, merci, Note d’intentione’ “Vin, au Château, Gaillac“. Nous vous invitons au vernissage le Vendredi 2 Décembre, à 18h au RSVP Ou? L’exposition sera ouverte du 2 au 30 Décembre 2016. Place d’Hautpoul�, 81600 Gaillac, Département Pôle “Culture & Attractivité”, Mairie de Gaillac,�80, Département du Tarn, Occitanie.� Tél.: 05 63 81 … Read more

Terride progress

Chateau Terride that is, nearing completion…? Well it was built a very long time ago… Today chateau Terride produces very fine wines, well worth a visit and sampling. In the Commune of Puycelsi (formerly Puycelci) the spectacular village is 13th century ‘bastide’. A hill top village fortified by the count of Toulouse Raymond VII, to … Read more

At Hong Kong

“Benmacdhui” at Hong Kong. Today while replying to an inquiry I found myself updating a page that may interest you “I was able to show my son the cabin I sweated out my first voyage“. A rare glimpse of the port of Hong Kong, mid 1950, a typical general cargo ship of the circa 1940 … Read more

Home, for a while…

I’m safely home at Thehillac, exhausted, hungry.
It’s raining but who wants a photo of that so here is a ‘Tarn’ sunset for you, from the series you can view on my web site (www.artfrickers.com). 

Vere valley Sunset
Vere valley Sunset

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