Your Last chance…

Tomorrow I drive towards my ‘second’ home’; Castelnau de Montmiral. To dismantle after mid day 30 th, a much praised exhibition. At the Espace Culturale, Gaillac, comments included M. Soriano’s : “total commitment”, “Tarn lucky to have this artist” etc, invitation of the Gaillac Municipal, closes mid day 30 th Dec. After which I’ll dismantle … Read more

North’, ‘uphill’?

Is North ‘up’? Is North ‘up’? is ‘to go North’, going ‘uphill’? Of course it is. Proof, there is much more ice, heavy stuff, down south, Antarctica, there for ‘up’ has to be North. Thus can we conclude, the Universe follows the same pattern? The amazing art of Gordon Frickers, to entertain, inform, inspire ~ https://www.frickers.co.uk/art/ … Read more

Joyeux Noel mes amis,

soiree a Noel a Théhillac chez moi… img_9355
France, Christmas eve is the family & friends meal thus leaving Christmas day free to enjoy and relax ‘ensemble’.

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I wish YOU

Merry Christmas, happy Hanukkah and a healthy, prosperous 2017, ashore and afloat, past and present, wishing for you my friends.  Je vous souhaite un joyeux Noël, Hanukkah heureux et un sain, prospère 2017, To all my friends, new and older, close and not so close, to those steady on the helm, to those melted away … Read more

Clipper Way, page update

Following a request to use this image as an illustration in the long story of The painting School of Montmiral I was unable to find a digital image so have re photographed this painting and updated the web site page, read on , enjoy. By Gordon Frickers 33 x 50 cms (13″ x 20″), available, … Read more

Wine tasting & young ‘bloods’

My last Tarn evening was enjoyed at domaine Peyres Roses by invitation, among the leaders of the next generation of Gaillac wine makers, for a wine tasting with merry company and which turned out to include a bountiful dinner.

Sunset and vines, Peyres Roses 26.11.16
Sunset and vines, Peyres Roses 26.11.16

For my last night in the Tarn during this sortie, I was invited to wine tasting, to join the ‘young bloods’.

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Tasting-at-Peyres-Roses-05.12.16

Meaning, people who’s parents have dedicated their lives to restoring the natural qualities to wines of Gaillac (pronounced Guy’ack).

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Wine Tasting-at-Peyres-Roses-05.12.16

This next generation is tasked with continuing that fine work and more, a heavier responsibility, beginning to restore to the reputation of the Gaillac  wines to their former very special place, a reputation lost because of the catastrophe of the grape phylloxera during the 19 th century, a disease effecting vines, for which there is still no know cure. 

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Wine tasting-at-Peyres-Roses-05.12.16

I was made very welcome, it was easy to ‘fit in’ and I learnt quite a lot about wine while strengthening new friendships.

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Wine tasting-at-Peyres-Roses-05.12.16

I was most touched to be treated as something of an honoured guest, even embraced by my principal host before I eventually unmoored.

I find it impossible not to miss the Tarn, the very many people who have shown me such appreciation and friendship.

Wine tasting at Peyres Roses-05.12.16
Wine tasting at Peyres Roses-05.12.16

Will I return?
Yes, there is more work to be done. with Gaillac Wine’s Growth Potential..

Why Gaillac?

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Vines, Chateaux, Gaillac, Reception

The evening of the Gaillac (pronounced Guy’Ack) Reception was a beautiful, in their different way, these new original landscape paintings, for sheer presence, rival The Trafalgar Collection shown recently at the Army & Navy Club, St James,  exclusively to invited guests. A slight advantage here at Gaillac, the exhibition is open to all until the 30 … Read more

Up and running

Aujourd’hui j’ai terminé la mise en place de l’exposition à Gaillac. La réception sera demain (vendredi) de 18h00 à 21h00. A very rare moment in the life of this artist, up and running. Today I completed setting up the exhibititon in Gaillac. The reception will be tomorrow (Friday) 18.00 to 21.00 A few photos to … Read more