The Landscape Art of Gordon Frickers
As the weather here begins to turn chilly, I’m beginning to organise my visit to a sunnier clime, Toulouse and Gaillac, late November. I’m warming myself thinking of sunny days in the wine regions, of places like the South facing Chateau de Saurs, while my thoughts turn to ‘how do I restart the central heating’ … Read more
Today, while working on the Titanic / Plymouth painting, in contrast, I am thinking of Gaillac [and Toulouse] beginning to plan for a late November sortie to Bordeaux and Gaillac wine regions, an adventure to be rich with surprises !
Like to join me there?
I have the honour of being invited by the Directrice Pôle Culture & Attractivité to a meeting just before the opening of the next grand festival des lanternes (1er décembre 2018 – 6 février 2019).
To my widely dispersed Jewish friends and family, yehi ratzon she-t’hadesh alenu shanah tovah um’tukak [may the final seal be for the good]. Rosh Hashanah, 5780, The Days of Awe, the Jewish New Year, a most serious period in Jewish lives, started this evening.
The Scilly Isles, a good friend has just holidayed there returning full of energy and enthusiasm for these beautiful, rugged isles.
I’ve only been there once, astern in 1988.
A friend at Radio Cornwall, Tamsin Mitchell, asked be to be there to cover the arrival of Richard Branson with his Virgin Atlantic Challenger II.
I’ sometimes find myself acting Acting Tourist Guide for friends when they visit here, another unofficial hat.
Actually my dear friend from Toulouse, Lily Malek has visited Roche-Bernard before.
A mini dinner party
It’s August, really? Painting hot rain in France, where I am it feels more like a warm April, sunshine, flowers and showers all this month… You can find this remarkable painting, made with determination while I was rained on, as an experiment to see what would result, on location in SW France. Discover more of … Read more
