Gordon Frickers
Gordon Frickers (born 1949 in Beckenham, Kent, United Kingdom [1]) is a marine artist based in Plymouth, Devon, but also paints in France. Frickers was the first marine artist to be exhibited at the European Parliament in Brussels in May 2011. [2][3]
Education and Experience
In addition to being an artist, Frickers is also a master shipwright and marine and art historian. [4] At one time he was managing director of Southeast Boat Building. [3]
Awards and Memberships
Works
Works and series by Frickers include:
- "I have urgent dispatches" which depicts the schooner HMS Pickle conveying news of the death of Nelson and victory at Trafalgar [7][8]
- "Trafalgar Dawn", the view from HMS Victory at 6:05 am on the morning of 21 October 1805 [9][8]
- "Trafalgar Dawn, the French Perspective" showing the view Vice-Admiral Villeneuve had from his flag-ship Bucentaure just before the battle [3]
- 1994 "Nexus", the Cable Ship Nexus commissioned by BT Marine and donated to Coe Metcalf Shipping of Liverpool, who had converted the oil drilling ship Pelican 2 to become CS Nexus [10][11][12]
- 1991 "Cable Ship Sovereign" commissioned by BT Marine for their boardroom [11]
- "The Port of Chester" [13]
- "Royal Yacht Britannia (1893)" [1]
- "Uganda entering Falmouth with tugs to lay up after the Falklands war"
- "Dumra departing Bombay in a rising S.W. monsoon", for Sir Robin Knox-Johnston to celebrate Sir Robin's earliest times at sea [14]
- "Cunard Express Steamer The Mauretania" [4]
- "Plymouth Cattewater", which shows a clipper loading in the early 1880s before her imminent departure for Australia
- "HMS Formidable, Seafires Returning", painted for a lady whose husband had served as a pilot [15]
- "Norway", the cruise ship, leaving Miami [3]
- The voyage of the French explorer Laperouse series
- Historic & Picturesque Wine Villages of Bordeaux series
Some of Frickers work has been reproduced as limited edition prints [1]
Patrons
Frickers patrons and clients include:
Exhibitions and Galleries
Frickers work has been exhibited at:
- European Parliament, Brussels, May 2011 [3][2]
- Buckingham Palace
- London International Boat Show
- Royal Society of Marine Artists
- Maison de la Fontaine, City of Brest [4]
- Chester Town Hall, including a Civic Reception [13]
- La Mairie, L'ile sur Tarn, October, November 2007 [18]
- 1868 Restaurant, King David Street, Jerusalem, May 2007 [19]
Frickers' wine villages of France paintings have been exhibited at Gallerie Marin in Appledore, north Devon. [20]
Books and TV
Frickers work has appeared in:
- The Nelson Almanac edited by David Harris [21]
- Nelson's Ships by Peter Goodwin [9]
- Ships of Trafalgar by Peter Goodwin [7]
- Fighting Ships 1750-1850 by Sam Willis [22]
Frickers appeared in the 2010 TV documentary series, The Boats that Built Britain. [23]
External links
Gordon Frickers
Notes and references
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| Date of birth |
1949 |
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Bekenham, Kent |
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