The Landscape Art of Gordon Frickers
Something to make you smile every time you see this on your wall. “Famous Wine Villages of Bordeaux” series An atmosphere from the Bordeaux region, South West of France. I’ve tried to capture something of everything except the wild Mediterranean music by Los Musaicos. = http://www.losmusaicos.com/index.php?chap=musique A Fete du Vin at Sauveterre-de-Guyenne, painting measuring 61 x … Read more
Is this October or July? ‘Dunowe’, what I do know is we have excellent light here for painting. I’ve just upgraded several of The Gaillac Collection‘ pages, the images here are of the domaine du Barry painting, measuring 40 x 48 cm (16” x 19”), oils, available £950., ex frame, ex studio. The astonishingly … Read more
Curiously perhaps, as a result of the new marine painting “Krakatoa”, I have just updated my page “Pomerol, Baby Vines”
The reason is two fold.
The two paintings are related.
This post started with a very recent comment from the CEO of Rochay Elite.
NEW painting, Saint Emilion, Vines, added to my Bordeaux, “Famous Wine Villages Collection“ Petite cité de caractère, 59 x 90 cm (23 1/4” x 35 1/2”), oils, available, £1900.00 by Gordon Frickers, (ex studio ex frame). Looking for the best investments in landscapes? You have found it here. About this Painting: While exploring inside this absorbing petite cité de caractère, I also … Read more
Splendid weather here all last week so I’ve been preparing canvas for more paintings if the “Famous Wine villages of Bordeaux series”. What am I doing today? First prize, an invitation to go sailing.
The Pyrenees, (not all of them), so sorry, you can’t have this one, measuring 200 x 46 cm, (6′ 7″ x 1′ 6″) oils on specially prepared canvas board. Newly added to my ‘Sunset’ series be dazzled by page https://artfrickers.com/s-w-france/sunset-series/ “Dear Gordon, Thank you from us both for the most beautiful painting which has come into our … Read more
An afternoon in the sun preparing materials for new ‘Wine Villages of Bordeaux’ paintings. Each board is carefully prepared, cut sanded, trimmed, treated the a scrim glued on. Boards are more durable than plain canvas, less fragile, and have other virtues. The scrim will painted first with Gesso, which together provides a good ‘tooth’ for the … Read more
Want to try wine the Romans drank?
How do you find a gift for a special for example a wealthy friend? A rare, interesting, delicious wine they simply can’t get is one answer.
At Castel de Brames yesterday evening
the heart of L’Occitane
buying wines made from some of the oldest vines in France, (mostly) for gifts.
Albi, 37.5 C (99.5 F) here yesterday in the Tarn according to my car, une canicule. A day in and around nearby beautiful, gourmet, Albi, a UNESCO World Heritage city. The ‘Old Quarter’ near the cathedral is particularly noted for its restaurants and fine cloths and jewellery shops. Albi has a surprising connection with … Read more
The Queen’s Wine; “du vignoble de Gaillac”, at Domaine de la Chanade.
A chance invitation, a new friend and the Queen’s wine.
A chance encounter in Intermarche, Gaillac, the first day I arrived here in the Tarn, well actually one of 4, the other 3 were all people who remembered me, touched my heart, pleased to see I’d returned.