Commissioning paintings

A simple solution and guide

Here you can enjoy this experience as fun and fascinating to commission a painting.

 

All you have to do is:

Ask for details of Gordon Frickers Fine Art,

 

  • Phone (UK) 01865 522435 (International: +44 1865 522435), (France) 09 77 19 55 95 (International +33 9 77 19 55 95), or
  • e mail info@frickers.co.uk, or
  • Skype "gordonfrickers", or
  • read on.

 

Prices

There is a price guide list below.

 

Commissions are carefully discussed with clients, to establish requirements including budget. You tell us, we listen, we ask questions, we confirm.

 

We can even advise you on tax and paintings:

  • commissioning as a business expense
  • asset issues (on average Gordon Frickers paintings have increased in value by 250% in the last 12 years).

 

Commissions

Are carefully discussed with clients, to establish requirements including budget.

You tell us, we listen, we ask questions, we confirm in detail (see the Process below).

 

You get excellent value for money.

 

"I would love another Frickers Painting", ∼ Britain's most famous living sailor, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston.

 

You have a time frame?

 

Please get started as soon as possible. That helps us both.

Good painting takes time, great painting takes longer so were possible allow more time than you expect.

 

Captain J. Simkins when Managing Director of Calmac, after commissioning a series of paintings from Gordon Frickers said, "very professional"

 

To commission a painting contact us by phone or e mail info@frickers.co.uk to make a start.

Ask for details of Gordon Frickers Fine Art,

 

 

Classy - you will be joining with such distinguished people as Princess Anne, Sir Robin Knox-Johnstong, Sir Richard Branson, the Royal Naval Air Service, and famous companies like Yamaha, British Telecom, La Mairie de Sauternes, Maison de la Fontaine de Brest, The National Trust, and H.M.S. Victory.

 

Gordon Frickers is listed in Debrett's Distinguished People of Today & Who's Who Art and Antiques. His formidable list of distinguished clients and patrons are listed at CV/Resume.

 

 

Our Guarantee

  1. You are welcome to visit by appointment and maybe have a free remarque for personal buyers from the studio ?
  2. Delivered, from a dedicated artist- buy from a reputable, established artist direct from his studio.
  3. What you get is what you thought you bought or you get your money back, a full refund.
  4. Our terms are among the very few on any web sites that properly protect the client.

 

 

Typical References:

 

Good value good service:

We can quote lots of customers, here are typical examples:

 

"Greetings Gordon, My print of the Waterwitch arrived today at 1:30pm! Great service from the post office.
I am very pleased with the picture and it will hang in a place of honour in our home".
J. Morton, Canada, jmorton@blissnoram.com 28.01.07

 

Of "Trafalgar Dawn"
"Thank you for my beautiful picture safely arrived. I love the frame ! It will give me years of pleasure, good luck with your work".
Sally Wickens, Penzance 15.08.05

 

Re Ferries/ Clansman at Barra:

The print has just arrived ... I am speechless ... just as well I am typing!

I know it would be nice, but I am totally blown away, it is fantastic.

It is already on show sitting on my colleague's desk, fortunately for her she is not at work today, it is causing quite a stir in the office, as you can imagine.

Yours, in awe, Tess (address supplied)

 

Payment

Payment is easy and can be made:

By instalments

Securely on line at this web site (visit our Making a Payment page) using the renowned Paypal,

By cheque,

Bank draft or even

Old fashioned cash.

 

  1. one third with order,
  2. one third on commencement, and
  3. balance on completion,

in sterling, Euros or US dollars.

We can supply an IBAN number for bank to bank payments.

 

Kindly note,

Bank, Paypal and credit card charges to be added to the final amount agreed.

No picture is released before final payment.

This web site price list supersedes previous lists.

 

You may also like read our Terms.

 

Yachting World, the premier sailing magazine have commissioned Gordon Frickers 5 times to produce the Rolex Swan European Regatta Yachting World Prize.

A typical comment from a recipient is:
"I have won a few prizes in my racing career but I can assure you this will be one I treasure most", M.J. Leadbetter

 

To commission a painting e mail info@frickers.co.uk or phone to make a start.

 

A budget

We appreciate all clients have a budget which includes cost and time. We understand keeping to a budget. Clients are consulted where unusual costs may be incurred.

You have a time frame? Please get started as soon as possible. That helps us both.

 

Approximate Sizes and Prices

Approximate size Approximate size Prices from
cms inches Oils on canvas board
30x45 12x18 £2,500
40x60 16x24 £3,500
50x80 20x32 £4,500
60x90 24x36 £7,000
70x100 28x42 £8,500
75x122 30x48 £12,000

 

  • Is you budget Cheaper or more expensive than here?
  • Price ranges are a guide. The pictures are highly individual, varied & personal so best to contact us.
  • Final figures depend on complexity.
  • Prices are ex studio, ex frame.
  • All sizes are approximate unless specifically agreed.

 

"The composition and the quality of your painting is quite simply stunning and has deeply impressed everyone who has seen it. The detail, lighting and colours deserve particular attention; the inclusion of another CMS vessel in the background is a delightful touch as is the choice of venue".

T.C. Hart, Managing Director of Coe Metcalf Shipping Ltd, who was presented with a painting for his company services by British Telecom Marine.

 

Order today, don't delay. Phone (UK) 01865 522435 (International: +44 1865 522435), (France) 09 77 19 55 95 (International +33 9 77 19 55 95), or

 

If we can be of further assistance, don't hesitate to e mail info@frickers.co.uk

 

The Process

 

Some clients like to be actively involved with the process, others delegate; a "you'd better get on with it" approach. We are happy with either / or.

 

All clients are given a clear idea of what to expect from the artist and what he expects from them. A brief is established and confirmed in writing. Where appropriate a contract is issued.

 

Ideas are discussed. Next, research is undertaken, sometimes with location visits, sketeches and photographs and certainly sketches are evolved.

 

The first sketeches are agreed. The painting is then laid out. At this time the second payment will be due.

 

We also understand rush, pressure and panic etc and have a unique record of delivering very fast when necessary.

 

  • For the Yachting World prize, winning boat painted and picture presented on the same day at the Royal Yacht Squadron.
  • The Virgin Atlantic Challenge 2, painting completed almost as quickly as the Atlantic crossing was made.
  • Yamaha had a major oil painting produced and delivered in 4 weeks, for their President's boardroom in Japan.

 

We're in the midst of a unique time in mankind's history. Never has it been so cheap and so possible to build your own fine art collection.

To commission a painting contact us by phone or e mail info@frickers.co.uk to make a start.

Ask for details of Gordon Frickers Fine Art,

 

 

The mystery of paintings

Hazlerigg (a Moody 31), Commissioned as a Christmas SurpriseFew things make a home or offices look more stylish than very good paintings. The rooms give uplift to people without their even looking at the paintings.

Paintings convey authority and integrity to the rooms in a way which no other furnishings can, challenging the imagination of all who see them.

Fine paintings arouse conversations and give pleasure and value every time you are near them.

 

Teamwork and time

You have a time frame?

We deliver on time or refuse the commission.

 

Good painting takes time, great painting takes longer so were possible allow more than you expect.

 

If you need a contract we have/can prepare and issue a contract.

 

Please get started as soon as possible. That helps us both.

 

 

Clients

Among those diverse organisations who have benefited.

Clients include:

  • Yamaha (Mitsui UK),
  • Coe Metcalfe Shipping,
  • Caledonian MacBrayne,
  • The Dunkirk Little Ships Restoration Trust and
  • Sauternes Mairie

 

Read about more on Gordon Frickers CV / Resume. You can be next.

To commission a painting e mail info@frickers.co.uk or phone to make a start.

 

Ask for advice from Gordon Frickers Fine Art,

 

 

Watercolour or Oil Painting?

Oils are the classic, durable medium. A European discovery, developed over more than 600 years, today they offer the artist the widest, most permanent range of colours.

Watercolours today vary hugely in quality: we only use the best available paints and papers.

 

Background

A commmission for Calmac: Clansman arriving at Castlebay, Barra 

One of the reasons Gordon Frickers work so rarely appears at auctions is most become family & company heirlooms.

It will help you to scan the following but that is not essential to get started.

Just phone or e mail info@frickers.co.uk.

 

A M Brown comments:
"Firstly I have to say that I feel privileged to hold them. They feel immensely precious, and I feel being with the originals rather overwhelming".

 

 

Ask for details of Gordon Frickers Fine Art,

 

  • Phone (UK) 01865 522435 (International: +44 1865 522435), (France) 09 77 19 55 95 (International +33 9 77 19 55 95), or
  • e mail info@frickers.co.uk, or
  • Skype "gordonfrickers"

 

 

If you are impressed

by what you see on our web site, we guarantee you will love the originals. The colours you see on your screen can not be exactly the same as the original artwork. If you have any questions, phone us.

 

We have been established since 1981, we have 38 years of personal and 400 years of professional experience for you to draw on. World famous pictures, "Roaring Forties" for example have been commissioned here. You are in safe hands.

 

If we can be of further assistance, don't hesitate to e mail info@frickers.co.uk or phone to ask.

 

 

Clive .R. King wrote (of King of Hearts): "It is already giving me great pleasure and reminds me to make more time available for the joy of sailing" - and Clive King commissioned a second painting, of his next boat.

 

I want to produce exceptional paintings. Having sensed when at Uni that I had "peculiar" talent I have worked hard to realise my abilities. These pictures are distinctive because of the subject matter and the artist's extraordinary colour vision and personality.

 

Unique qualities radiate from these paintings, emanating from years of study in England and France, an understanding of individual and special colour experience, "colour blindness", and a unique experience of and empathy with life.

 

Because this artist benefits from the creativity of working in parallel on two approaches
Because of the range and depth of his knowledge of painting, drawing and of marine subjects
Because Gordon Frickers has a special form of colour vision.

 

 

Other Pages

On our other pages you will find more on:

 

Look at the opposition

 

See for yourself Gordon Frickers is one of the 3 best marine painters alive in Great Britain today and an amazing landscape painter.

Who else can produce such meticulously researched paintings, show such formidable drawing and colouring skills, has such a deep understanding and empathy for his subject and very importantly all this while retaining expression, feeling and atmosphere?

 

He is also recognised for very special landscapes (see Special colour vision) don't delay, phone today.

 

To understand better why this artist is special, we recommend you see Gordon Frickers, Artist

 

Gordon Frickers uses mostly Windsor and Newton and Daler Rowney professional colours. In museums and galleries, with good reason, they represent most of the world famous pictures. For people who appreciate the best, this is it.

 

Order today at Order, don't delay phone to ask. If we can be of further assistance, don't hesitate to e mail info@frickers.co.uk.

 

Our Guarantee

We aim to over deliver. To give you everything you could possibly expect.

 

"I paint not just wall decor or souvenirs for tourists. I am passionate about painting".

 

  1. What you get is what you thought you bought or you get your money back, a full refund.
  2. Our terms are among the very few on any web site that properly protect the client.

 

Ben Aynslie, sailor, celebrity, twice Olympic Gold and once silver medallist wrote:
"From the paintings and sketches I saw at your house, I'm quite sure the painting will be brilliant".

 

If we can be of further assistance, don't hesitate to e mail info@frickers.co.uk or phone to ask.

Order today at Order, don't delay phone to ask Gordon Frickers Fine Art,

 

 

 

It is hardly a secret

 

That good quality fine art has consistently proven one of the smartest (literally!) most reliable, safest investments for over 100 years. Gordon Frickers paintings have gone up in value by 250% average over the past 12 years.

 

Today, as you know, events are moving faster so predictably in just a few short years, the cost of entry will be much, much higher.

 

"Your painting of HMS Pickle opened my eyes to what painting can do", Peter Goodwin, Curator of HMS Victory, H.M. Naval Base, Portsmouth.