# Gordon Frickers

Gordon Frickers (born 1949 in Beckenham, Kent, United Kingdom) 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.

## Education and experience

* Maidstone College of Fine Art (later part of Kent Institute of Art & Design and now part of University for the Creative Arts) and Medway College : Visual Communication, Photography for advertising & media
* Falmouth Technical College : Ship & Boat Building;
* Montmiral School of Painting (South West France)
* Plymouth College of Further Education (now City College Plymouth) : Internet, E business, web design
In addition to being an artist, Frickers is also a master shipwright and marine and art historian. At one time he was managing director of Southeast Boat Building.

## Awards and memberships

* Four times chosen Yachting World/Rolex-Swan prize artist
* Member of the British Marine Federation
* Member of SuperyachtUK

## 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
* "Trafalgar Dawn", the view from HMS Victory at 6:05 am on the morning of 21 October 1805
* "Trafalgar Dawn, the French Perspective" showing the view Vice-Admiral Villeneuve had from his flagship Bucentaure just before the battle
* 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
* 1991 "Cable Ship Sovereign" commissioned by BT Marine for their boardroom
* "The Port of Chester"
* "Royal Yacht Britannia (1893)"
* "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
* "Cunard Express Steamer The Mauretania"
* "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
* "Norway", the cruise ship, leaving Miami
* The voyage of the French explorer Lapérouse series
* Historic & Picturesque Wine Villages of Bordeaux series
Some of Frickers work has been reproduced as limited edition prints

## Patrons

Frickers patrons and clients include:
* The Sail Training Association (now the Tall Ships Youth Trust)
* Caledonian MacBrayne
* British Telecom (Marine) Ltd.
* Cunard Line
* Yamaha
* Sir Robin Knox-Johnston
* Maiden G.B. (Tracy Edwards)
* Blue Arrow America's Cup
* The National Trust
* Imperial Tobacco (Award won)
* Devonport Management Limited
* Marine Projects (now known as Princess Yachts)
* Coe Metcalf Shipping Ltd.
* Corum – French Admiral's Cup Sponsor
* Sir Richard Branson
* Henri Lloyd Limited
* La Maire de Sauternes
* CPC (United Kingdom) Limited (name changed in 1998 to Best Foods Inc)

## Exhibitions and galleries

Frickers work has been exhibited at:
* European Parliament, Brussels, May 2011
* Buckingham Palace
* London International Boat Show
* Royal Society of Marine Artists
* Maison de la Fontaine, City of Brest
* Chester Town Hall, including a Civic Reception
* La Mairie, L'ile sur Tarn, October, November 2007
* 1868 Restaurant, King David Street, Jerusalem, May 2007
Frickers' wine villages of France paintings have been exhibited at Gallerie Marin in Appledore, north Devon.

## Books and TV

Frickers work has appeared in:
* The Nelson Almanac edited by David Harris
* Nelson's Ships by Peter Goodwin
* Ships of Trafalgar by Peter Goodwin
* Fighting Ships 1750–1850 by Sam Willis
Frickers appeared in the 2010 TV documentary series, The Boats that Built Britain.