Why Saintes? to help a friend with a beautiful House for sale ~ and as a possible new home for my marine art (and me)…
Englishman in France
Trafalgar Day – Pickle, advertising agencies, TV, and a marine magazine
I can barely keep, up with it!
This is one of those days which reminds me of the debt we owe those who went before us to build our world.
The marine painting “Trafalgar Dawn” still haunts me (available in prints see http://www.frickers.co.uk/marine-art/trafalgar_dawn.html).
I am planning a new piece of marine art, the opposite view.
Today was very 21st century though.
I have had today 3 enquiries about my marine painting which may be of interest and found myself yet again busy with Trafalgar and Admiral Nelson issues.
Bang goes the light
I work with my marine art partly in South West France because the light is reliable and excellent for my unusual colour vision, very few marine painting days are lost to poor light. Not so lucky with French electrics which I certainly don’t “do”. I went to turn on the bathroom light and “BANG” ~ … Read more
Hossigur, wot, no surf?
Monaco Yacht Show, day 4, more adventures
Final day of the Monaco Yacht Show, the world’s foremost exhibition for Superyachts. I have a plan of action…
I won’t have time for marine painting, or to look for possible commissions. I’ll not even have much time to take photographs.
My new brochure (ask for a copy or down load free from www.frickers.co.uk home page) is being very well received.
I have been amused to have several people say, wow, collector’s item!
Amused because there were a lot of seriously expensive brochures at Monte Carlo!
What surprises are in store today?
Monaco Yacht Show, day 3
At the Monaco Yacht Show 2009, Port Hercule, Monte Carlo, this was to be my first full working day in the world of superyachts, , meeting super yacht people, excluding the 4 commissions last year.
These remarkable people rapidly changed my perspective of the super yacht world.
For a start, The Monaco Yacht Show perhaps surprisingly has a carbon neutral certificate and advertises this fact with enthusiasm and when one learns more of he Monaco Yacht Show organisers achievements, with justifiable pride.
The Monaco Yacht Show 2009
Gaillac and Creole
Life drawing plien aire, starring *Emmanuelle Duchesse*
Naked model or clothed, Emmanuelle Duchesse proved to be a beautiful charming and nubile model for some 11 very talented artists’ life drawing in varied styles near Itzac.
Claire de Soissons who lives near Itzac created this life drawing occasion, no teaching, rather a congenial chance to get on with the work.
This life drawing session was a pilot scheme for future days to network with other artists and people interested in fine art.
Reasons to be cheerful – in France.
Part 1. The French economy is stronger.
Part 2. The Euro will slump.
Part 3. The sex life.