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Garden Party Brittany Style

August 15, 2026August 15, 2026 by Gordon Frickers

Garden Party Brittany Style Our energetic and charming working hostess Odile generously made her garden party open to all her friends, their friends and residents of the village. Comment organiser une garden-party à la bretonne : Odile, notre hôtesse dynamique et charmante, a généreusement ouvert sa garden-party à tous ses amis, à leurs amis et … Read more

Wet on Wet

March 18, 2022March 18, 2022 by Gordon Frickers

Wet on wet painting, how do you do that?

Vilaine tableaux — Vilaine Sunrise unfinished, 17.03.22

81 x 51 cm (32″ x 20″), oils, available for sale.

“La rivière Vilaine, le lever du soleil, le premier jour du printemps.”

Following on my posts of 14 March & 16th, here is the next ‘stage’ in the development of this painting.

Wet on wet, a technique full of little surprises, best suited to oil painting is fun as one is never in complete control.

Beginning

April 7, 2021April 7, 2021 by Gordon Frickers

New painting beginning, 39 x 47.5 (15 3/8″ x 19″), ???? WordPress HTTP Error !!!! Not to be out done, I’ll show this painting on my other blog www.frickers.co.uk/art/blog and my Facebook page A painting inspired by “a Full Moon Rising Seen Through Breton oaks”. Should I, do I need to do more here ? … Read more

Apres Plage

August 10, 2019August 10, 2019 by Gordon Frickers

Saint Malo plage morning and after, a fine lunch at the restaurant and bar of Théhillac. I can unreservedly recommend “Les Re 7 d’Antan” at Théhillac. This restaurant, host and hostess, opened about 18 months past, have a growing ‘gourmet’ reputation for good value and quality meals. The master chef Didier is really ‘en forme’. … Read more

Inspiration is a fickle fellow traveler, true or false?

July 17, 2017July 17, 2017 by Gordon Frickers

Inspiration’s companions include mood, self confidence, concentration; what / who else?
Have you spotted my sketch book bottom right in the first photo?

Yesterday evening at Le Canotier, Théhillac may or may not have been inspired, it certainly produced a reaction from ‘children of all ages’ around me.