Nelson & Trafalgar Archives - Gordon Frickers Marine Art

Nelson’s Frigates

20 June 2021 by Gordon Frickers

‘Nelson’s Frigates’, a voyage that illustrates very well why Nelson became such an effective leader, commander and much loved hero.

53 x 91.5 cm (21″ x 36″) ‘Nelson’s Frigates‘, this is so called because rather oddly, briefly, Nelson commanded all four frigates, two French built, two Spanish and there hangs an intriguing story which I’ll gradually reveal as the painting is completed.

A French Perspective

1 May 2021 by Gordon Frickers

L’Hermione frégate de le Marquis de Lafayette.

762 x 1219 cm (30″ x 48″), price on application.

I’ve made some subtle yet significant changes to the colours

of this splendid painting hence representing it here for your pleasure.

This is the second painting I’ve improved recently, taking very good and making it still better, a painting looking at the ‘Nelson Theme’, as seen via my ‘Nelson and Trafalgar series’.

Racehorse

28 April 2021 by Gordon Frickers

Racehorse changes, continuing the ‘Nelson’ theme, with ‘Nelson & Racehorse’.

I’ve made some subtle and yet I feel significant colour changes to this painting of RAcehorse and to the sky, right side.

The difference you will notice if you look at the website page ‘Nelson & Racehorse‘ and it’s further reading link.

Homeward

10 December 2020 by Gordon Frickers

Racehorse, H M Sloop, Arctic Expedition, homeward bound, 1777, through fierce September gales.

My HMS Racehorse painting has been on loan at Portsmouth.

Word of Mouth?

4 November 2020 by Gordon Frickers

“Word of Mouth“, a Nelson and Trafalgar painting well worth the price and more as an “after dinner” subject.

The Royal Navy’s most famous schooner HMS Pickle, described by Nelson as “ubiquitous”, is according to Cornish oral tradition sailing into legend.

Leadership?

30 October 2020 by Gordon Frickers

What is Leadership?

There are to many books and videos on this subject, many misleading.

Most of those about Nelson fail despite frequent references to his leadership, to explain why Nelson was a great leader and how his character was moulded.

This painting, one of my ‘Nelson and Trafalgar’ series has never been pubilcly exhibited, a great opportunity for someone.

Bright Yellow

14 October 2020 by Gordon Frickers

Trafalgar day, 21st October and Nelson’s bright yellow.

A technical note that may interest some painters and model makers, “yellow”.

The yellow of Nelson’s fleet was 6 parts white, 3 parts yellow ochre so although described at the time, as a bright yellow, was actually a creamy yellow.

Nelson chose the colour saying he “thought it more warlike”.

His captains copied him.

My source, a letter from Nelson to the Malta dockyard discovered by the legendary “Keeper and Curator of HMS Victory “, the now living legend and author of 17 + books, Mr. Peter Goodwin.

Hunt the Pickle

29 April 2020 by Gordon Frickers

Should we have a > spot HMS Pickle < competition, she is there, ubiquitous as ever she was?

Under the radar ~ Mal Nicholson requested I show my “HMS Pickle’ paintings on his HMS Pickle Official site on Facebook; so here today are another two …

I present “Trafalgar Dawn” : as seen and described by eye witnesses, from HMS Victory at 06.05, Monday, 21st October 1805.

The fine art print has in the margin a drawing of the scene and better still, every ship individually named.

The original is long since sold.

To make a pair, I painted and have in print the opposite view as described from the French flag ship. That too included the elusive HMS Pickle France view so to speak.

Original available £18,000

Victory almost sunk

14 January 2020 by Gordon Frickers

1922, HMS VICTORY was this week, having been rammed afloat, hastily moved into No 2 Dock, Portsmouth to be preserved for the nation. My ‘Nelson & Trafalgar Collection’ was commissioned to help raise funds for Victory and R N Museum Portsmouth. The collection still remains never publicly exhibited, most of the paintings available. … Read more

This Morning

4 November 2019 by Gordon Frickers

This little schooner had survived, only just, 2 heavy gales in the Bay of Biscay, the date was the fourth of November 1805.
She conveyed on board the most momentous news of that decade as she arrived at Falmouth, England.

Her unlikely name now immortalised in history was HMS Pickle.This painting measures 48 x 61 cm (19″ x 24″), available, price upon application.