The Landscape Art of Gordon Frickers
Shana tova, sunrise sunset, swiftly flow the years… may you, all my friends, be inscribed in the book of life for a good year. Shana tova, coucher de soleil au coucher du soleil, coule rapidement les années … que vous soyez tous amis, inscrivez-vous dans le livre de la vie pour une bonne année. The … Read more
Isle of Scillies, St Mary’s Port. Measuring 33 x 22.5 cms (13″ x 9″) each, Oils, very original, sold. Each painting, one made on the quay, the other on the opposite beach, looks into the other. A very unusual, a pair of studies made on location at St Mary Port, Isle of Scillies. These two … Read more
Been painting, making a few minor improvements to the painting Linda calls “The Doll’s House”; chateau de Saurs, Gaillac. How about you, whotsup? Hot weather here, 30 C + ideal light for daubing. I have the pleasure of Linda Winter and Michael Baker visiting. Lots of artie chat, website stuff and we have made time to eat including out … Read more
Kynanace Cove, Mermaid’s Pool, a Cornish secret, few people, mostly locals know of it’s existance. In reply to a friend via facebook, I wrote “I still have it (the painting) here. If you ever get the chance, summer or winter, do visit Kynance Cove. Magnificent, awesome in a winter gale, in summer with a north … Read more
Looking at Landscapes, seascapes, Finistère La bonne heure a Brest et Le Conquet, (Konk-Leon in Breton) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. This is the most westward town of mainland France… A beautiful day with my friends Marie Therese and Joel, some shopping in Brest, an amazing variarty of shops … Read more
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.
Read moreInspiration is a fickle fellow traveler, true or false?
The identity of the person who recently sent me two bottles of excellent French wine is revealed, at least to me…
The story is beautiful and a bit confidential. I’ll explain when I’m allowed to, in about a year’s time. 
Sufficient to say, the person is a craftsman who specializes in musical making instruments, admires my marine paintings so we are helping each other with a project.
A photographic essay to share with you.
Yesterday evening I had the privilege of being show parts of the commune of Théhillac (pronounced Tay’ack) and adjacent communes, by the deputy mayor Gilbert Duval, a man with a passion for and extensive knowledge of this district.
We completed our evening together at his home, with a bottle of good white wine from the Loire valley where I discovered, before he retired, Gilbert had a been master craftsman with bronze.
WE share a passion for food, wines, craftsmanship and artwork. Gilbert taught me much about many things including the abundant wild mushrooms of Brittany …
We plan soon, to visit other parts of this watery commune together, Gilbert hopes I will make some paintings of this very Southern Brittany Théhillac commune.
I hope I will make it so.
Would you like to join us?
Chivalry? I still slay the occasional dragon but it’s rarely appreciated by princesses, the dragons don’t like it much either… Approaching the ‘Foret de Grisigne’ and the dragon’s lair, Sunset, 12 August. This painting, page updated, “Approaching The Dragon’s Lair”, entirely made ‘plien aire’ measures 35 x 25 cms (13¾” x 9¾”), oils, available £1200. … Read more