Sometimes ‘things’ emerge from one’s past, in my case mostly some one wishing to sell a painting or print. Number 164 of the beautiful and successful edition ‘Vagrant off the Needles‘ come up very recently, to be sold for charity (no reasonable offer refused! 
Further reading about the paintings
"Last Departure", "Ferriera" ex "Cutty Sark",
“Ferriera” ex “Cutty Sark“, “Last Departure” – an order arrived today for a print one of ‘my’ favourite paintings: Following an enquiry a week ago: “I live near St Anthony, and an ancestor of mine served on Cutty Sark, so I would be interested in obtaining a print of this picture”, I asked how come … Read more
Photo finish, Spirit of Mystery in the Southern Ocean
“its just the painting I had hoped for” . Regarding ‘Spirit of Mystery’ in 
what Hollywood calls an ‘ultimate storm’, there has been a flurry of e mails between Pete Goss and myself over the past couple of days so for those interested in the creative process here follows a summary of the completion, the lastv 2 % of effort for this large marine painting.
Gordon Frickers résumé ~ "Why didn't you tell me…"
Gordon Frickers résumé has had new information and new pictures added. 
By way of introduction for those who don’t know of Gordon Frickers, his résumé is on www.frickers.co.uk
Gordon Frickers is special because:
Caring For a Watercolour Painting
Picture framing and print framing, an authorative article by Lisa Bonet has been included on our ‘framing’ page offering sound advice on Picture Framing, print framing and now thanks to Lisa, watercolour framing.
Relevant articles and adverts are welcome so with only minor editing here follows the Lisa Bonet draft
Visualising History: for the Royal Geographic Society
The following appeared today on Geography Directions, the associated site for the Royal Geographic Society – IBG Journals and Geography Compass, Wiley-Blackwell’s review journal covering the entire discipline. The piece is about of the value of well researched paintings, headed Visual History. 
useful facts + excellent stories about "Jane Banks" entering Bermuda
"Jane Banks" last voyage was a government contract with coal for Bermuda and Jamaica and home with wrecked stores.
Masada, fine art painting in the Judean desert
Masada in Israel is a World Heritage Site, Symbol of Freedom.
This fine painting hauntingly is symbolic and evocatively atmospheric as is Masada.
This and other paintings of Israel, a series created some 23 years previously have been attracting considerable attention recently so here is some “further reading” for you.
The story behind "Rhoda Mary" and "Katie Cluett" A Dispute Settled
Rhoda Mary” and “Katie Cluett” 2 schooners, Cornish built by the Ferris / Trebilcock families, they were soon famous schooners.
The tale gets better;