Plymouth artist Archives - Gordon Frickers Marine Art

Mayflower400

17 June 202017 June 2020 by Gordon Frickers

‘Plymouth, The Mayflower’, painting progress. How may differences can you see between the graphite drawing made on an A 2 sheet of paper and the painting on a canvas 61 x 91 cm [24″ x 26″] as The Mayflower on the full sizes canvas is evolving? Even now it’s not 100 % spot on, near … Read more

Black Lives Matter?

10 June 202010 June 2020 by Gordon Frickers

Drake and slavery

Knocking down statues has become the ‘in’ thing among part of our population.

Now- Wow we have a proposal to knock off Sir Francis Drake, remove his statue from Plymouth Hoe.

If you disagree I suggest you sign the petition to keep the statue on site in place.

https://www.change.org/p/1000-save-drake-statue/psf/promote_or_share

We might as well knock down the Pyramids as they were allegedly built by slave labour.

Such vandalism would be bad for tourism !

Outbound, Liverpool on her stern

9 January 20209 January 2020 by Gordon Frickers

Blue funnel or as they say in her home port of Liverpool “a Blue Flue Liner”, outward bound, from #Bombay [now #Mumbai] #India, #Liverpool on her stern.

I present the good ship

‘Agapenor’.

This fine 29 x 60 cm (11½” x 23½”) painting is available, a bargain at £950.00, ex studio.

Frigate

12 July 201912 July 2019 by Gordon Frickers

HMS Somerset on anti piracy duty — Dawn Patrol

A type 23, similar to HMS Montrose currently deployed in the Persian Gulf region.

This water colour of “HMS Somerset, anti piracy patrol dawn on the Red Sea” measuring 35 x 18 cm (14” x 7”) was commissioned by her officers as a parting gift for her commander.

HMS Somerset presentation — Somerset presentation

See https://www.frickers.co.uk/art/marine-art/war-ships/hms-somerset-frigate/

Tanker crisis :

Monday, Portsmouth

26 November 201826 November 2018 by Gordon Frickers

From Portsmouth, been to Plymouth and Charleston among other places, things quite hectic at present. I’m quite tired, things going quite well. Next I must prepare to meet ‘The Editor’ from Bloomsbury, tomorrow at 09.30. When I get ashore on Thursday in France I have to go direct to a meeting at Dinan re Brexit. … Read more

St Malo to Portsmouth

17 November 201816 November 2018 by Gordon Frickers

Ships head turning towards England. My schedule is planned to include Portsmouth, Bexhill, Hastings, Wilsford, Plymouth, Charelstown, St Austell, Emsworth, maybe Penzance then back to Portsmouth … Not all in one day .

Plymouth

9 November 20189 November 2018 by Gordon Frickers

On the subject of Plymouth, here is the latest progress with Titanic’, “Plymouth Harbour”. A very unusual painting, in that I am reproducing the painting by the famous Norman Wilkinson, lost when Titanic sank. The new painting is very fortunate to be aided by the leading expert on Titanic, Tim Maltin, will be as near … Read more

Bermuda

4 November 2018 by Gordon Frickers

It’s surfaced yet again, the claim HMS Pickle was built at Bermuda.

Not that it really matters however, there are quite a few mysteries surrounding the second HMS Pickle.

Nelson described her as “ubiquitous Pickle”.

Was Sting / Pickle built at Bermuda?

If you have documented proof that Sting was built in Bermuda I’d be very interested to see the proof.

Lest we forget

28 October 201828 October 2018 by Gordon Frickers

“It is upon the Navy under the Providence of God that the safety, honour and welfare of this realm do chiefly depend” – from the Articles of War (1652) read weekly to all Royal Navy ships crews for 300 years.

Slow ahead both

25 October 201825 October 2018 by Gordon Frickers

‘Titanic, Plymouth Harbour’, progress with the paintings which measure 175.5 x 80 cm, [69″ x 31 1/2 “].

Exactly the same size as the original the famous artist Norman Wilkinson painted for the White Star Line, lost with the ‘Titanic’.

I am commissioned to produce 2 paintings, both to replicate as accurately as possible, the splendid original, one for my client, the other for sale as a joined venture.