The Landscape Art of Gordon Frickers
Happy return, well worth a visit, I recommend you discover the picturesque Castelnau de Montmiral, a remote 13 th century bastide in South West France.
A 13 th century bastide, Castelnau de Montmiral was built to defend l’Occitane from the “Northern Barbarians”, in other words, the French, Plantagenets, Gascoyne and English, by order of count Raymond VII of Toulouse.
Maybe I am biased here?
HRH Queen Elizabeth when visiting Cordes sur Ciel was served wine chosen from the domain de la Chanade.
I feel privileged and complimented to have been asked to photograph this season’s production of wines at the Famous domain de la Chanade.
Actually, a story for another time maybe, I first met the owner, Christian, in a Gaillac supermarket when we where both buying fruit and veggies
Wish you where here ?
After an 8 hr 45 minute drive I arrived safely at the house of my friend Hervé Boitel in the Tarn department.
I drove through a mixture of heavy rain and bright sunshine, yet again wishing I had a co driver.
We have to make the best of what we have don’t we?
I stopped en route at the Aire de Vendee and as it was raining in fair imitation of a tropical downpour and chilly too, I ignored my salmon and mayo sandwiches and treated myself to a nice hot meal.
My mostly very good driving record was blotted for me by my car being side swiped in heavy traffic on the Bordeaux periferique by a driver who did not stop.
That will set me back 90 € for the damage excess on my insurance …
Such is life, I’m shipshape and the car will benefit from a respray on that side.
Painting in and around Sauternes, with a bit of luck and a following wind I’ll be back for more painting for my ‘Famous Wine Villages of Bordeaux’ series, quite soon. Here are a few examples for you to enjoy, made at Sauternes, some are still available from my web site, payment by credit card or … Read more
The ‘Rose’ city, Toulouse, a long drive from Brittany, worth it, the South West is like another world and warm to hot dry weather here. Lunch with Lilly Malek. We have been friends for a decade or more. It’s not a ‘romantic’ relationship in the ‘passionate’ sense. Rather two who live mostly alone, people from … Read more
While driving South in France yesterday from Brittany, I passed Saint Emilion, one of my favourite places to paint. Saint Emilion, a great place to make paintings is for many people Saint Emilion France personified. Saint Emilion is classified as ‘une Petite cité de caractère’ is also justifiably the most famous name for red wine. … Read more
Toooo much rain ??? I am preparing to drive South on Monday to real sunshine and sunflowers To Toulouse, ‘The Rose City’, and the glorious Tarn, join me if you wish or follow my blogs. This charming painting was made on location in the heart of L’Occitane, the Gaillac region of southern France, a region long … Read more
I was asked by on Facebook by a Cornish friend, Helen Thomason to stop the rain… I doubt I’ll have any more luck than King Canute had with stopping the tide however, here is the second painting of a pair, this one made the following day when heavy hot rain finally eased off. Maybe this will … Read more
I’m cut again, this is the third time in 4 years… The connection seems to be working now but for how long? It is very unreliable. I having tried the numerous ‘trick’s I’ve learned for no result. Eventually after much ‘call later we are busy’ when trying the Orange.fr [English Language] help line, I spoke … Read more
Flaming June, risks and rewards??
I’m reminded of #painting ‘Red Bales’ a series of 6.
Red Bales, in their way revolutionary, have influenced many fellow painters and changed my life’.