This beautiful inspiring Plymouth morning I added the finishing touches to a new watercolour painting, it is to be a gift so I can’t reveal it yet.
What I can do is relate a little of what passed with the renowned sailor Pete Goss as we prepare to make a spectacular painting of his Cornish Lugger ‘Spirit of Mystery‘.
The picture has reached final sketches stage.
We discussed the details of how the lugger and her helmsman will appear using a combination of photos and sketches.
Pete Goss has moved the Spirit of Mystery from where I saw her in June to a position nearer the Mayflower Marina harbour Master’s Office.
Happily this makes it easier for me to obtain the rather unusual perspective I wish for the new painting.
There are some additional details we will need so Pete Goss has volunteered to set Spirit of Mystery up for a re shoot.
This will take him a couple of hours but help ensure accuracy and authority in the final art work.