Month: October 2024
Home Fire
Home fire this evening, the first of this autumn. I’m reminded my dear old Mum used to say, “winter draws on” so I’ve bought some cosy loose fitting thermal pyjamas.
Trafalgar
Trafalgar, HMS Victory Breaking the Line. The most famous key moment during the battle of Trafalgar. Commissioned for a new video about Nelson and for the home of the distinguished naval historiographer Drachinifel. There are very numerous misunderstandings about this key Trafalgar moment, my research has been very extensive, often looking into records untouched for … Read more
Trafalgar First Shots
Trafalgar First Shots, this painting is based upon the reports of French officers. Example, ” at a quarter past noon they were within gunshot”, Captain Magendie of the flagship Bucentaure. One of the 17 Nelson and Trafalgar series, as yet never exhibited in public of a gallery. This ‘First Shots’ measures 122 x 76 cm … Read more
Form Line of Battle
Form Line of Battle, 11.00, Monday, 21st October, 1805, Nelson’s Column. Form Line of Battle, Nelson was a man who lead from the front hence this impressive sight, a maritime painting with HMS Victory leading her division. This painting is based upon the ship’s logs, diaries, letters and the Admiralty Committee Report on Trafalgar for … Read more
Trafalgar Dawn
Trafalgar Dawn, Monday, 21st October, 06.05, this unique and awesome painting places YOU with the men on board H.M.S. Victory, Nelson’s flagship. You are seeing what the men described, you are seeing the “Trafalgar Dawn”. ““Trafalgar Dawn” measures, 122 x 30 cm (48″ x 12”) and is long since sold however, this painting is available … Read more
Trafalgar Dawn
Trafalgar Dawn, Monday, 21st October 1805 at approximately 06.15 , Trafalgar Dawn, the French Perspective. You are seeing what the men on the French flagship Beaucenture described, the British fleet of Lord Nelson off Cape Trafalgar. The website url is https://frickers.co.uk/…/trafalgar-dawn-the-french…/ The research for this definitive painting took 10 years to complete during which I … Read more
Leadership
Leadership, have you tried comparing Horatio Nelson with the monsters who lead Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah, Al-q etc. ‘Nelson at Gibraltar’ shows you a significant moment missed by most historians. An adventure began where we see his leadership revealed https://frickers.co.uk/art/marine-and-maritime-paintings/nelson-and-trafalgar/ This painting is one of the 17 in my ‘Nelson & Trafalgar’ series, many showing less … Read more
Nelson and the Racehorse
Nelson, the anniversary of his most famous battle and heroic death off Cape Trafalgar, approaches. Few dispute Nelson earned his place as one of the great British heroes. Less known, as an adolescent Nelson served as an ordinary seaman among ‘ordinary’ men on merchants ships sailing “before the mast’ meaning not as an officer or … Read more
Pirate and galleon
Pirate and galleon concept sketch. Pirate and the galleon, pirate or privateer, either way he is about to become very, very rich. A quick ‘working’ sketch as the beginning of a design for a new painting, regularly follow this page to be first to see what happens