The Landscape Art of Gordon Frickers
As June continues to entertain us with turbulent weather, here’s one I made earlier, “After Hot Rain”. Given the choice, this technique is how I most like to paint. The view is Castelnau de Montmiral in the remote Tarn province of l’Occitaine, my ‘second home’. That summer we had some heavy thunderstorms off the Pyrenees. … Read more
The 25 th of May birthday 🎂 went so well 🍷🎈📌, a memorable occasion for all the best reasons, hence the photos below some of you kindly requested.
I’m only just recovering from the party !
We certainly did raise a glass to ‘Absent Friends’.
Cake candles were duly blown out, champagne and balloons pop’d.
As with sunrise, I’m just beginning to emerge from my birthday week end.
I am exhausted so clearly it was a success!
My very sincere thank you to each and every one of you who kindly thought to make the week end even better by sending your good wishes and especially for Matt Burton for his help setting up and Richard Burstow who having driven from England was a great and patient support.
I hope I’ve replied individually to all of you if not be so kind as to excuse me.
Reorganising my stock room rediscovering paintings I’d almost forgotten about.
“Trees in a Breeze 1” , one of four in this series, all painted from the same spot on different days. Painted in oils ‘plien aire’, on location as one of a series, exploring colour vision and movement it measures 45 x 53 cm (18″ x 21″). Available. To acquire this painting or to commission … Read more
Painting ‘plien aire’, “Famous Wine Villages of #Bordeaux” series. Château Lafite Rothschild is one of only ten Châteaux listed as the very best in France by the Imperial classification of 1855, a classification still in use today. Thinking Mouton Cadet Bordeaux Wine, it’s said to be better than ever now. Produced by the #Medoc chateaux … Read more
Attention in Westminster? French Eurotunnel and ferry customs officers who mounted an “unlimited strike” by enforcing strict border controls – to mimic what may happen after Brexit – have caused tens of kilometres of traffic jams. Want to know more from a reliable source? There is an article in this published by the Anglo-French journal … Read more
All British passports including pet passports issued up to the guillotine day, 29 March 2019 are full European Union travel documents.
After #Brexit your passport will continue to be valid as a British travel document, but not your pet passport in the E U.
Both will lose their EU power.
You will probably need a visas and of course there will be fees and delays.
Love Brexit or love Britain?
If you are British, live in France and don’t have a ‘Carte du Sejour or Carte de Residence you’d be well advised to apply to your regional prefecture.
Meanwhile, an ‘Attestation de Residence’ which you can obtain from your local Mairie or Hotel de Ville, may prove invaluable at the frontiers.