The Landscape Art of Gordon Frickers
Two heavy frosts, time to move into winter mode methinks. As my dear old Mum was fond of saying, “winter draws on”. Wrong ! A sunny morning today and relatively mild 13 c (55.4 F) Ideal for the randonée I’ve been invited to join by Margo Le Gal, an excellent painter and new friend.
Painting, new, Café des Sports 30 x 40 cm / 12″ x 16″ (offers from 775 £) and its proprietor Madame Roberte Pataluch, a French national treasure, an institution. 30 x 40 cm / 12″ x 16″ (offers from 775 £) Available, offers from £ (or sold) purchase now bank to bank or > with … Read more
Painting Café Culture, one of a series, this is the beginning of a new painting, brimming with potential, quite a small painting, 30 x 40 cm (12″ x 16″ ). The café is rather special and can be discovered in the Medoc region so will fit nicely into my ‘The Famous Wine villages of Bordeaux’, … Read more
… Red wines, which name above all springs to mind … and palate, Saint Emilion, ‘The most famous name in red wine’!
Sainte Emilion, the sentinel, “The King’s Tower”, 40 x 61 cm (16″ x 24″) £ 1,400.
Southern #Brittany, #France, awoken today at 06.00 by spectacular storm. 2 weeks of unseasonabley, deliciously warm weather over 30 C some days, is ending in style this morning with a dramatic, violent lightening and thunder storm, strong winds and ‘tropical’ rain … I plan to work on some new #paintings today Expect power cuts !!!
Yesterday evening, a bit of beach time with 2 lovely French friends Time taken out of a busy day, to share with you
Newly completed, Saint Emilion Vines Painting. Des nouvelles pour mes amis français du sud, je prévois une sortie Sud au départ 02 août 8 à 10 jours, affaires, shopping & détente. Tout d’abord, camper près de Gaillac. Saint Emilion for the world’s most famous red wines: 59 x 90 cm (23 1/4” x 35 1/2”) … Read more
The weather here has been beautiful, maybe due to climate change. Beautiful that is if you like blue skies, no rain, good light for painting so I’ve been painting. Is this climate change or a real ‘Flaming June’ as per the old days? Yesterday was exceptionally warm. 49 c in my back garden (officially it … Read more
Sauternes as France eases out of lockdown … I’m reminded of the south and ‘Sauternes, Amber Evening’, my first taste of Sauternes came by chance with the wine inclusive with a meal at the Aberge. ‘Sauternes Amber Evening’ page is revised and updated with more about this village of amber gold. Painting 40 x 50 cm … Read more
New on this website, ‘Cottage Upon a Hill’ For Sale, painting ‘plien aire’, unrepeatable painting on location, 40 x 50 cm (15¾” x 19¾”)