Nelson Archives - Gordon Frickers Marine Art

Nelson, Trafalgar, Paintings

17 September 2021 by Gordon Frickers

Today by reading a reference to the old USS Constitution sometimes called “Old Ironsides” I am reminded of HMS Victory, a ‘first rate ship of the line of battle’. After Trafalgar HMS Victory had 600 cannon balls removed from her hull all of which had failed to penetrate and not a single man on the … Read more

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.

Nelson’s Frigates?

23 April 2021 by Gordon Frickers

“Nelson’s Frigates” is a likely to be titled for this as yet unfinished new painting in progress.

53 x 91.5 cm (21″ x 36″) “Nelson’s Frigates”.

New, unfinished painting is reproduced here especially for those of you who like to see the painting progress, getting there though

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Nelson’s Frigates

was first shown

on 22 March and again as it progressed on April 7 th.

All the main elements, the idea, composition, colours, tones, are now in place.

Soon it will be ready for colour detailing then a final balancing of tones and colours.

What will it be worth? You tell me !

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.

HMS Pickle, a new view, Pickle in a Pickle sails again

25 September 2010 by Gordon Frickers

HMS Pickle, a new yarn to add to the thread of the renowned schooner Pickle of unlikely name and much disputed origins, the Pickle which heroically carried the news of the battle of Trafalgar and the death of Nelson (“Sir, we have won a great victory but we have lost Nelson“) is splendidly illustrated as a Heritage quality, signed numbered edition picture in “I have urgent dispatches“.
We are rarely able to see Gordon Frickers artwork in its final location so this is a treat!

"Trafalgar, Nelson's plan…"

18 September 2010 by Gordon Frickers

Trafalgar Dawn (http://www.frickers.co.uk/marine-art/trafalgar_dawn.html) has become a famous painting including being reproduced in several authoritative books and is available as a signed numbered Heritage edition from this web site.

For some years now friends have been asking me to paint and print the opposite view, from the French flagship, to make a pair, neat idea but the research proved very illusive.

Do have a look at the beginning of this historic painting and be one of the first people to to see pretty much what the French saw from their flag ship Bucentaure on that fateful Monday 21st October 1805.

SEA HISTORY 132, AUTUMN 2010

5 September 2010 by Gordon Frickers

Reproduced here, an article kindly sent to us by Sally C McElwreath written by Rear Admiral Joeseph Callo USNR (Ret.) written for the authorative American magazine SEA HISTORY 132, AUTUMN 2010, (National Maritime Historical Society) which includes the renowned painting “I have urgent dispatches,” by Gordon Frickers,

available as a signed numbered edition from page: http://www.frickers.co.uk/prints.html ~ you can order easily and securely on line using PayPal.

I found the article most interesting including because it is at variance with some of my research into the story of HMS Pickle.