Marine painting Archives - Gordon Frickers Marine Art

Progress Report

2 March 2021 by Gordon Frickers

‘Charlestown Morning’, as some of you have requested, a progress report.

Charlestown: The challenge I’ve set myself here with ‘Charlestown Morning’ is to find a good balance between detail and a hazy morning, topographic detail and atmosphere.

The composition is nearing it’s final stage.

‘Charlestown Morning‘, a new painting shaping up for those of you who like to see a painting creation process. Here is the struggle to find the best composition. Charlestown is a famous port much used by film makers including the very popular ‘Poldark Series’. This Charlestown painting is the fourth and will probably be the … Read more

Titanic

19 February 202119 February 2021 by Gordon Frickers

Titanic painting and NEW, “Undersea World”, created while I was reproducing the largest masterpiece lost with the Titanic, “Plymouth Harbour” by the famous Norman Wilkinson. The pleasures of painting, new, oils 61 x 91.5 cm, (24″ x 36″) “ Discover Titanic : “Plymouth Harbour” was the largest most prominent painting lost with the Titanic.

Luggers

17 February 202117 February 2021 by Gordon Frickers

A lugger of a delightful surprise to share with you seen when I switched on today !

Entitled “Gordon Frickers : A different Perspective” by Rob McDowell, this brief, splendid article opens ” There are some joys to being ‘locked down’! “.

Then gets more and more interesting.

Barnabas, lugger : 23 X 35 cm (9″ x 14″) Watercolour, available £/€ 357.

Rob McDowell you have “done it proud”, a beautifully written and balanced article inspired by my ‘ancient’ painting of the ‘Barnabas‘ lugger, sir, thank you.

Paintings

16 February 2021 by Gordon Frickers

A cold spell cast over Brittany, hibernate? France , the view from one of my studio windows last week. An ideal time to plan new paintings !

Arctic Convoy to Murmansk, “PQ 13, Frozen Fury”

10 January 2021 by Gordon Frickers

News about my historic painting “PQ 13, Frozen Fury” as used on the front cover of the book of the same name :

40 x 50 cm (16″ x 20″), £ 1.000, offers to me please, commissioned by an eyewitness and survivor of PQ 13, Mr. H. Mills.

I’m advised by a descendant, this very unique painting is be offered for sale and have been asked to act as the owner’s agent

He is asking £ 1.000, offers to me please, thank you :

Job Satisfaction

9 January 2021 by Gordon Frickers

To share with you, for Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and me.

While writing to Robin this evening I found myself including in my text for Robin :

“I still sell the occasional print of “Roaring Forties”, 2 last month, one to Devon the other to California.

Ownership

13 December 202013 December 2020 by Gordon Frickers

What does it feel like to unpack your original Gordon Frickers painting? Not much he or I can add to the photograph above. John Crossley of Showbiz International receiving the painting ‘Norway departing Miami’. John was for some of his happiest years entertainment director on the “Norway” and it was there that he and his … Read more

Painting SOLD

8 December 2020 by Gordon Frickers

Another fine painting SOLD and delivered A painting about change, exhibited as were 29 others of my paintings, at the European Parliament, May 2011. The first all steam powered Atlantic crossing. In this painting the paddle steamer “Sirius” is being overhauled by the ‘crack’ Liverpool clipper “Dreadnought” ~ but history remembers better the … Read more

#shipsandshipping

25 November 2020 by Gordon Frickers

I am reminded today of the many cruise ships it’s been my good fortune to paint. Classic #shipsandshipping , a classic cruise ships painting. #miamibeach and a cruise ship with an unusual story to tell, ‘Emerald Seas’ is beautifully shown here entering Government Cut, the final approach to the port of #Miami. https://lnkd.in/dCQhN9Q > 50 x 81 cm (20″ x … Read more