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Gerhard Ritter

PictureBecause of the wind - watercolour
In 2012, with the help of like minded artists, I founded the South Australian Watercolour Society with the aim of promoting the appreciation and practice of watercolour painting.  

I enjoy doing demonstrations, conducting workshops and teaching courses in animal and portrait painting and generally increasing public awareness and appreciation of good portraiture and realist art both oils and watercolour.

My other art passions are sculpture, wood carving and cartooning and drawing.
I am frequently called upon to judge art shows and open exhibitions.  



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The Final Floe - watercolour 600mm x 480mm Saunders 300gsm CP

New Work


It's been a hectic time lately so I'll just keep it in dot point -

  • 1st Prize Watershed - "The Nightwatch" acrylic on canvas.
  • 1st Prize and peoples choice Port Community Art Centre 'Big is better' exhibition - "Silvio Apponyi"  oil on canvas
  • Peoples Choice ANEAS Birdwood Exhibition - "On the brink"  oil on canvas
  • 1st Prize Port Community Art Centre 'Part of History' exhibition - "Nation building before O.H.& S."  watercolour on paper
  •     Special Judges award Port Community Art Centre 'Part of History' exhibition - "The Laugh" - Terra cotta on jarrah base
  • 1st Prize Clare Rotary Art Exhibition 2018 Indoor Sculpture Section - "Pioneer Spirit" - Terra cotta on jarrah base
  •    Clare Commendation Oil and Acrylic Section " Mike - unable to forget" - oil on canvas
  •     Clare Commendation Watercolour Section " Girl from the dark side" - watercolour on paper
  • Merit Award Campbelltown Rotary Art Show 2018 Open Pottery Section - "Silverback" - Terra cotta on jarrah
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"The Nightwatch" acrylic on canvas
"Pioneer Spirit" - Terra cotta on jarrah base
"Silverback" - Terra cotta on jarrah
"Nation building before O.H.& S." watercolour on paper

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a favourite watercolour
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Shark - watercolour on arches rough 300lb 52cm x 72cm
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'Dignity' - Bronze 31cmH x 20cmW x 18cmD Weight approx 8.2kg
Homage to the many elephants so harshly mistreated in the name of entertainment.
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My painting of sculptor Silvio Apponyi is among the biggest I've completed - 1600mm x 1200mm or there abouts - oil on canvas.
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'A Lurcher' - watercolor

Oil Portrait demo

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'Hanging on for Dear Life' Oil on canvas 40cm x 60cm
Winner, Oil and Acrylic Section, 4th Solar Art Prize 'Caring for our Planet' - highlighting the plight of the wild chimpanzee
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watercolour on brown packing paper
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