“its just the painting I had hoped for” . Regarding ‘Spirit of Mystery’ in what Hollywood calls an ‘ultimate storm’, there has been a flurry of e mails between Pete Goss and myself over the past couple of days so for those interested in the creative process here follows a summary of the completion, the lastv 2 % of effort for this large marine painting.
Spirit of Mystery
A creative process logged
Pete Goss said "Keep the pictures coming" – a creative process
'Spirit of Mystery' sketch agreed
Pete Goss — On Tue, 27/11/12 at16:42, wrote:
A perfect Storm brewing
Slight change of plan here, following a week that felt like ‘if it can go wrong it will go wrong‘ most of my week end plans are on ‘hold’.
A different sort of storm is brewing…
Having worked 2 nights on the painting, not daring to curtail inspiration when it flowed, not having an amusing flirtatious companion to ‘manage’ my meals, I thought I deserved a week end in the fresh air, a nice randonnee, some work on my boat…
Beginnings of a perfect storm
Plymouth and Pete Goss, the creative process
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‘.
Commissioning the creative process
Pete Goss, the renowned small craft sailor (look him up on you tube etc) wrote:
I have always admired that painting (“Roaring Forties“, more on that below… was commissioned by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston) as it is one of the few paintings that for me captures the Southern Ocean in a small boat.
I would love a painting as George (Skinner) has suggested but don’t want to start something
that is beyond my budget and ends up dashing all our hopes.