Autumnal garden
After yesterday’s strong gale, a stroll around my autumnal garden . Good light for painting today !
Diary
Ocean of plastic
Ocean of plastic, an ocean of plastic, even in our rivers and lakes, micro plastics in our drinking water, very stupid. I first protested these pollutions many years astern by repeatedly photographing the rubbish on Gylingvase beach, Falmouth, many years astern. The journal Falmouth Packet published the photos as did Lloyds List International. There was … Read more
Friends
Friends, the pleasure of an expected visitor, 😃 a friend from far astern. Ian and his camera shy lady friend came to stay for a long weekend.🙂 By day they were out n about exploring some of the extraordinary delights of southern Brittany. I’m somewhat ‘incapacitated’ at present to basket in the luxury of someone … Read more
Merchant Navy Day
Merchant Navy Day The Second World War started on this day in 1939. This is precisely why the HM Government established ‘Merchant Navy Day’ in 2000 on this anniversary as a national call for all to remember the pivotal role our merchant seafarers play within society. The bravery and sacrifice of our British merchant seamen … Read more
New Paintings
New Paintings, I’m reluctant to show what I’m working on at present and recently. 🫣 This new painting, photo courtesy of my friend Ellen Rose Senor, is complicated, will be rich in detail and may well become famous.😇 At present, the progress is not impressive so I won’t show you, soon though .🫥 Among other … Read more
Cat
Cat called, an uninvited visitor and very, cute, persistent. Normally I like to be a good host; I make few exceptions. He / she was apparently determined to make my house his/ her new home. I was less keen, particularly when this young cat demonstrated an enthusiasm for clawing my furniture and salon rug. Cat … Read more
Teaching Painting
Teaching painting, Marine Paintings secrets exposed, number 4 in this series. You can discover much by comparing the progress, the changes here and with my earlier posts 😊 and in more detail here on my blog posts, note well, this series is on https://artfrickers.com/blog.😃 Teaching painting, I’m sometimes asked about teaching painting🤨. This is a … Read more
A Pleasant Evening
A pleasant evening in La Roche-Bernard . I work as hard as I can so sometimes get to feel ‘wall crazy’ so the need for a change of scene, for adventure. Tomorrow, I have an invitation to a picnic before a fete with live music in La Roche-Bernard. I intend to accept, like to join … Read more
ZevenProvinciën
Zeven Provinciën a painting the pride of the Dutch navy, & a story recalled. An adventure remembered, two visits to the Batavia Wherf ( Lelystad ), The Netherlands, while preparing for 2 paintings of the flagship Zeven Provinciën (circa 1674) for a Dutch client 🇧🇶. Pictured below with the master shipwright of the yard, William … Read more
BBQ
BBQ ? BBQ for dinner here, as an overdue thank you for their hospitality and gourmet foods, friends of mine, a couple, one French the other Russian, from La Roche-Bernard proposed a BBQ which seemed like a good idea. Despite my protestations they insisted on arriving with enough food for six. Upon arrival they promptly … Read more