Last chance for a sea swim this season, like to join me?
The plage d’Or (beach of gold) here in Brittany, France, is living up to its name.
The sky and my barometer are telling me the fine weather, 28 C (81 F) plus here is about to change.
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Friday Night Jam Session
What where you doing last Friday night?
Evening with Artist Gordon Frickers …
I’ll share part of my evening with you, wish you where here?
Titanic’s palette
One of my palettes 61 x 91 cm (24″ x 36″), as used while painting ‘The Titanic Twins”,
An amusement for you, something to ponder, ‘artist to artist’ 
If you buy this extraordinary palette I’ll sign and verify this for you.
£ / €, / U. S. $, 500.
with your credit card here via Paypal, in any currency, including £ / €, / U. S. $, or for easy bank to bank see the Payments page; or in instalments by arrangement, contact Gordon Frickers.
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#Titanic‘s voyage was soon over, my two paintings sail on to become an addition to the brief life and long story, Titanic’s story.
Your Titanic “Plymouth Harbour” a palette offered for the first and only time, an investment opportunity of a life time.
Meticulously reproduced, this is the largest most prominent painting lost with the ‘Titanic’, a masterpiece commissioned by White Star Line.
A Real Man
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston: A Force of Nature (BBC TV) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVRbRBReYiY
Part of the inspiring story of a cool, real man, Robin Knox-Johnston.
Thank you BBC and thank you for posting this exceptional programme.
You may notice one painting appears in this film more than any other?
Robin named the painting “Roaring Forties”.
He requested the prints to give you an opportunity to share his adventure, to inspire others, fine art prints on canvas for the look and feel of the real thing are available, co signed by Robin, a numbered edition from my marine web site for a very affordable price.
Sailing Days
With a friend from many years astern who is a though going sailor, Rick Bowers, we have been discussing, old salts reminiscing, thinking ahead, sailing.
Just for fun,
I thought I’d share this and some photos chosen at random, with you.
Painting Présentation
Marine-Painting, cadre et présentation, being France, first a French lunch meaning from 12,00 to 17,00 !
The lunch being served by our hosts Philippe and Sylvie Bossis at their beautiful mansion.
Lunch starting in classical style with ‘nibbles’, little delicacies each with it’s own distinctive flavour.
Each and every delicious morcele and this including the ‘Pain Surprise’ which is a bread with each layer made of sandwiches with a different filling.
Painting at Borg in Bordeaux, France,
Bourg quay, painting at Borg in Bordeaux, France, the port has a long, entertaining history going at least as far back as literally bloody Viking raids.
53 x 81 cm (21” x 32”), oils, available, £3,000.
Spray, Slocum
If you’ve not seen this, here is some entertainment, information and inspiration recommended by me for you.
Joshua Slocum is and was one of the early inspirations of this young Gordon Frickers, destined to become a noted marine artist.
I still have my copy of his book.
A tough decision
Yesterday, my ‘petite ami, my Wayfarer ‘EV’ was collected by her new owners …
EV goes to the other side of France, I doubt I’ll see her again.
Sandy and Marie Anne are lovely people who understand her so will look after her well.
I turned away the first person to look at her as he did not really appreciate that she is arguably the best Wayfarer ever built.
I built EV in 1979 at Rye, East Sussex and have had soooo many adventures with her …
The Great Pirate
Also sometimes called “The Last Buccaneer”, “The Great Pirate” was the name the Chinese called HMS Centurion. Centurion captured the richest prize of all time and so much treasure it took 27 wagons to move it to the Bank of England. In fact Centurion was not a pirate, she was a royal ship under orders … Read more