The Landscape Art of Gordon Frickers
Heatwave, vague de chaleur. A unique painting, on the reverse of this painting is inscribed, painted in 38 C (100,4 F) 🌞; now there’s dedication ?😀. Au dos de ce tableau figure l’inscription suivante, peinte en 38 C (100.4 F)☀️. The theme is the picturesque ‘Vineyards of Fort Dubos’ in the commune of Sauternes. Le … Read more
Coping with a heatwave: Faire face à une vague de chaleurToday at mid day we have 35C (90F) in the shade with over 40 (104F) likely by 18.00. 🌞 Aujourd’hui, à midi, il fait 35 °C (90F) à l’ombre et on devrait dépasser les 40 °C (104F) vers 18 h.. On this day 5 … Read more
Cornish scones not quite right, not quite a “proper job”, they didn’t rise well. I also invested 6 hrs painting yesterday and today on various tasks including varnishing some new paintings which was more successful. Maybe I should keep to painting? The Cornish scones being inspired by the great good fortune of some real Rhodda … Read more
This evening Rosh Hashanah begins, the new year 5786 on the Jewish calendar. It’s Rosh Hashanah 5786, gut yom tov, to all my Jewish friends, family and supporters of Israel, I wish you a Rosh Hashanah 5786 that is happy, a for filling new year and followed by meaningful Days of Awe.🕎 To my many … Read more
A masterpiece or a painting special for other reasons is worth how much and why? Much of these two delicate questions is now anwered on the newly edited page on my landscape website https://artfrickers.com/…/commissioning-paintings…/ . If you would like to know morethen don’t hesitate to use the ‘contact’ link on this website. This includes a … Read more
Portrait Paintings page is now much improved. Thoroughly updated this portrait paintings page now includes a NEW painting, new images and revised texts. Is there anything as impressive in a home or office as a personalised competent portrait painting? This Portrait Paintings page now includes this NEW painting, A charming double portrait painting measuring 30.5 … Read more
A bit delayed, Galette des Rois or ‘cake of the Three Kings’ Day’. Les Visiteurs, or rather, a couple who are ‘special’ friends were on time as arranged and a real pleasure as always, to entertain. France has more than twice as many public vacations as Britain and yet the GDP doesn’t suffer. Vive la … Read more
Sunrise over the Vilaine, a unique oil painting NEW on my website ( https://artfrickers.com/…/sunrise-project/sunrise-vilaine/ ) created partly on location near where I live here in France. 81 x 51 cm (32″ x 20″), oils, this #painting available & modestly priced too at £650 Vilaine translates in the old Breton language as ‘river of mills’
In 1806 Horatio Nelson on this day was laid to rest during one of the most spectacular British of funerals of all time. Nelson was a patriot, a man of wide experience, well read, devoted to his career, who had served as an ordinary seaman on merchant ships and as an Admiral of His Britannic … Read more
Hanukkah, Hunnukah, sometimes called ‘The Festival of Lights’. There is no ‘official’ way that I know of, to spell channukah, Hanukkah, which in the book on the left of this photo, my Siddur, is spelt Chanukah.. Hanukkah commemorates the Maccabees (Hasmonean) victories, itself a miracle, and an event in The Temple during the re-dedication of … Read more