Trafalgar dawn, The French Perspective, a definitive painting. “Trafalgar Dawn, the French Perspective”, 06.15, shown here as a print. 30 x 1210 cm (12″ x 48″), available, the original painting £ 12,000. As seen from the French flagship Beaucenture at approximately 06.15 Monday 21st October 1805, the British fleet of Lord Nelson off Cape Trafalgar. … Read more
“The King’s Tower”, the sentinel, 40 x 61 cm (16″ x 24″) £ 1,400
One of the Bordeaux Famous Wine Villages Collection, a beautiful series yet to be exhibited in public. Now here is an opportunity for you, exhibit these paintings with products of the region !
“The most famous name in red wine”, a name above all springs to mind … and palate, Saint Emilion.
Many distinguished people and renowned companies have chosen Frickers paintings.
I’m reminded by post on the ‘Battle of Trafalgar’ Facebook page by Hari Singh Shekhawat of my visit to Cape Trafalgar with two French colleagues as part of my research while ‘Official Artist’ to HMS #Victory during the preparations for Trafalgar 200.
For me it felt a bit eerie to gaze at the seaward horizon and think of the 21st of October 1805.
The most famous and arguable fastest of the elegant clipper ships. Here is my painting of ‘Ferreira’ and the tug ‘Triton’ of Falmouth; 61 x 91 cm (24″ x 36″), oils, original sold. Ferreira, the old ship having made her last commercial departure is arriving to be reborn. You too could own a painting of … Read more
‘Plymouth Emigration’, I thought I’d finished this mysterious moonlight painting.
How many times have you watched a full moon rise, how many painters, photographers and film makers have attempted to capture those elusive moon beams and the so subtle colours of a night sky?
Moon light, zephorial light, attempted by many including some of the great masters, the great majority, unsuccessfully.
Recently, while painting moonrise over the ‘Haut Medoc and the Gironde Estuary’, ideas, inspiration began to form.
I found myself pondering a major repaint of my already applauded ‘Emigration, Plymouth’.
A question formed :
“is it possible to take ‘Plymouth Emigration’ to a new level or will I risk ruining ‘Plymouth Emigration’?”
My wish is that someone buys ‘Plymouth Emigration’, this historic painting for the people of Plymouth City.
Probably not, after all the city of Chester missed out with the magnificent ‘Port of Chester 1863’ which went elsewhere to a private buyer.
“Spirit of Mystery”, both pages, the home page and the ‘further reading’ page have been thoroughly edited and updated. A good read, about the voyage, why and how, about the creating of this awesome painting, recommended. Spirit of Mystery in the Great Southern Ocean, a remarkable painting for the distinguished sailor Pete Goss MBE, Legion … Read more
A very unusual page updated to share with you today, ‘European Parliament Paintings’. The page is both a diary and a catalogue of a rather special exhibition by back in May 2011, invitation to the European Parliament, Brussels. I remain one of the very few artists invited to exhibit at the European Parliament, the … Read more