Diary
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 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
Autumnal garden
After yesterday’s strong gale, a stroll around my autumnal garden . Good light for painting today !
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