Young Orangutan - watercolour - 17cm x 23.5cm by Gerhard Ritter

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I just love the way you paint your animals - so dramatic and full of life! I think the darks are just spot on and I am amazed you have managed to get such depths using watercolours. Brilliant.

Posted by Julia Benning on Mon 19 Apr 09:23:24

Another great portrait - you have got this little chap off to a T. Love all your other portraits as well.

Posted by Thea Cable on Mon 19 Apr 10:57:14

id say you have great mastery of the medium already, your darker tones are dark because they need to be, and the finished painting is superb, a great little painting .

Posted by tommy givnan on Mon 19 Apr 16:18:09

He's just great ! He's calling out to everyone to come and save his species.........

Posted by Avril Soldani on Mon 19 Apr 17:27:08

Absolutely brilliant, so full of character

Posted by Diana Hudson on Tue 20 Apr 11:16:55

Hes just great!!!

Posted by Linda Easter on Wed 21 Apr 16:14:02

Agree with above, and your style is very effective. I'd liked to have seen a little more light in the eyes on this one, though.

Posted by Lynda Swift on Wed 21 Apr 16:31:00

Oh WOW! Need I say more?

Posted by Stephen Jamison on Sat 24 Apr 11:59:49

Excellent work Gerhard, this is so good it looks like another oil painting, and if you can do that in watercolour you are way beyond taking baby steps Gerhard, meanwhile this young Orangutan is an absolute joy, what a great, cheeky, facial expression

Posted by Ros Patterson on Mon 18 Feb 09:16:25

Hang on Studio Wall

31/03/2015

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As I've mentioned, I enjoy painting the great apes (mankind included) and this little fellow was irresistable. I'm still feeling my way with watercolours and tend to overdo the darks a bit and I'm nowhere near as loose as I'd like - but I guess its a case of baby steps.