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

Young Orangutan - watercolour - 17cm x 23.5cm
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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.

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

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 .

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

Absolutely brilliant, so full of character

Hes just great!!!

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.

Oh WOW! Need I say more?

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

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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.

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