Written by Simone Ritter on September 4th, 2009
it has been a while since my last blog post here, i started with ‘blogger’ as the email updates seem nicer and include pictures for my subscribers,
to all my dear subscribers, i’d like to invite you to sign up for new updates from my new blog here
Thanks! Simone
Apples and Art, watercolour 22x22in approx,
nun ist schon einige Zeit ins Land gegangen, seit meinem letzten Blog eintrag, ich habe einen neuen Blog angefangen mit ‘Blogger’, da die email updates besser sind und auch fotos gleich angehaengt werden.
alle, die sich fuer Blog Updates eingetragen haben moechte ich hiermit einladen bei meinem neuen blog vorbeizuschauen. vielen dank! Eure Simone
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Written by Simone Ritter on July 23rd, 2009
View all of my recent posts as of July 23rd 2009 directly at http://www.simoneritter.com
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Written by Simone Ritter on July 16th, 2009
with my pregnancy progressing into the few last weeks, i am feeling bigger by the day, hence my painting energy seems to dwindle a little… however i am still pushing as my upcoming show july29-august 1st, 2009 at the fairmont algonquin is coming fast… so far, i have held up my endeavor to paint every day… here a little update of my finished ones;-)
watercolour, 22x20in, 55x50cm aquarell, painted 'en plein air' ,SOLD
stranded, acrylic on canvas, 24x30, gestranded, acryl auf leinwand, 60x75cm, painted 'en plein air'
lupins and foxglove, w/c, 8x10 approx, Lupinen und Digitalis, aquarell, 20x25cm, 'en plein air', SOLD
Da meine Schwangerschaft sich nun langsam dem Ende naehert (33 Wochen), komme ich mir taeglich noch umfangreicher vor, so verlangsamt sich auch meine Malausdauer etwas… trotzdem male ich taeglich- mein Vorhaben an mich selbst bis ende des monats- denn unsere jaehrliche Show ist schon bald: Fundy Artists- Juli 29- August1, 2009, Fairmont Algonquin Casino. Hier ein kleines update ueber meine neuesten Bilder…
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Written by Simone Ritter on July 6th, 2009
this weeks challenge from Karin Jurick’s blog: different strokes from different folks , was a photo from a rower in lake Michigan for us to paint . everyone can participate to send in an interpretation from the photo she posted… now over 100 artists from around the world are taking part!- i painted this last night- today i did a small oil pastel sketch…
Rower in Lake Michigan, watercolour,9×12 approx., Ruderer auf dem Michigan See, aquarell, 22.5 x 30cm
Die dieswoechige Aufgabe from Karin Jurick’s blog: different strokes from different folks, war ein photo von einem Ruderer auf dem Michigan See fuer uns zum nachmalen. Jeder kann mitmachen und die gemalte Interpretation des vorgegebenen Fotos einsenden… inzwischen machen ueber 100 versch. Kuenstler weltweit mit! ich habe das bild gestern gemalt, heute habe ich mit oelkreide gezeichnet…
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Written by Simone Ritter on July 4th, 2009
for my upcoming ‘Fundy Artists’ show at the Fairmont Algonquin, july29-august 1st, 2009 my goal is to get painting every day now (if possible)… it makes a difference if i am commited that way, as the ’seeing brain’ (as my former teacher Chinkok Tan calls it) just clicks in faster and the works just seem to flow smoother. of course with two little children and one on the way, the time doesn’t always allow for long sessions, but a few minutes every day help me a lot to focus- kind of like a meditation. so here i am posting a couple that i just put the finishing touches on…
green lobster boat 5×6in, 12×15cm, 68$ (the red lobster boat you can view here)
cherry martini, 9×7in, 22×17cm, 125.-
Fuer meine kommende Kunstausstellung ‘Fundy Artists’ im Fairmont Algonquin Casino, Juli 28-August1, 2009, habe ich mir vorgenommen jeden tag zu malen (falls moeglich…). Es macht einen Unterschied wenn ich jeden Tag male, da mein ’seeing brain’ (Worte meines ehem. Aquarellehrer’s Chinkok Tan) einfach schneller einklickt und die Arbeiten besser ‘fliessen’. Mit zwei kleinen Kindern und einem auf dem Weg, ist es natuerlich nicht immer moeglich lange Zeit zu malen, aber schon ein paar minuten jeden Tag helfen ungemein- etwa wie Meditation. die beiden oben gelisteten Bilder habe ich gerade fertig gemalt, die letzten Pinselstriche verpasst…
on a different note: if you are an artist and looking for some art or painting classes on the east coast in the maritimes, St. Andrews is a great spot to come: with approx. 2000 inhabitants still cosy and personal, but with all amenities like bigger cities near by: from inexpensive or 5 star lodging, dining, unique shops and outdoor adventures, museums, galleries,…. Sunbury Shores Arts and Nature Center offers a wide range of courses for all levels and ages, both art and craft and nature. Chinkok Tan, teacher at the Ontario College of Art and Design offeres summer art courses in watercolour, acrylic and oil, and sometimes well known painters stop by like last year with the ‘En Plein air masters’ workshops did we have Kevin Macpherson, Joe Anna Arnett, James Asher, John Burton, Betty Carr, Kenn Backhaus to name a few ’stop by’ to teach for a couple of weeks in our wonderful setting.
it also offeres a great platform for further exploration of the east coast up Nova Scotia/ PEI/ NB or down Maine… if you haven’t made a stop here in St. Andrews, we’d love to see you, maybe even welcome you as one of our guests at our own Europa Inn and Restaurant right downtown.
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Written by Simone Ritter on July 3rd, 2009
after all the rain we had the last weeks, i thought it might be nice for my children to have a picknick and paint-out on the beach. we went to the boat landing as it is close to home, but quiet and full of interesting treasures for the kids to collect at low tide. and a great time we had… see the results from Sabrina and Simone (Maximilian, 2 had fun scrubbing so much water onto his paper until it was disolved and Mama’s watercolour bush killed- so no post from his side this time;-)
Sabrina’s beach, aquarell
Red Lobster Boat, 5×6in watercolour, 13×15cm, aquarell, 68.-$
Nach all dem Regen der letzten Wochen, dachte ich es waere schoen fuer meine beiden Kinder ein Picknick am Meer zu machen, mit anschliessendem malen. Wir sind zum Bootlandeplatz gegangen, da der nicht so weit weg ist, recht ruhig und voller angespuelter ‘Schaetze’ zum sammeln fuer die Kiddies- hei war das Spass! die Resultierenden Gemaelde sind oben zu sehen, Sabrina’s und Mama’s (Maximilian, 2, hatte Spass viel Wasser aufs Papier zu schuetten und dann mit dem Pinsel so lange zu rubbeln, bis sich alles in Wohlgefallen aufgeloest hat- mein guter Aquarellpinsel uebrigens auch- also kein Gemaelde von seiner Seite Diesmal;-)
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Written by Simone Ritter on July 1st, 2009
living here in Canada, the first of july is always a celebration. And even that the weather was not ideal here in the maritimes, there were tons of people in St. Andrews. I like the happy mood of the Canadian Holiday versus the German ‘Tag der Deutschen Einheit’ where you feel reminded of a bitter past.
Yesterday the weather was so gorgeous, i headed out to paint the lupins- before the blooms are gone for anther year…
Lupin breeze: 7×5.5in watercolour, 17.5×14cm aquarell, $68.- ea
Wenn man hier in Kanada lebt, ist der erste Juli immer eine grosse Party- Nationalfeiertag! Und auch wenn dieses Jahr das Wetter nicht ideal war hier am Atlantik, waren trotzdem viele Leute den ganzen tag in St. Andrews. Ich mag das Froehliche an diesem Feiertag im Gegensatz zum ‘Tag der Deutschen Einheit’ an dem man sich immer an die bittere Vergangenheit des Volkes erinnert.
Gestern war das Wetter so wunderbar, da musste ich einfach raus die letzten wilden Lupinen zu malen!
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Written by Simone Ritter on June 27th, 2009
thank you to all of you who came to my opening yesterday! it has been overwhelmingto see so many of you taking the trip to St. George to stop by! thank you very much from the bottom of my heart! it was so busy i didn’t take ONE picture all night! Neither has Sara, the gallery owner! i try to post some pix of the show hanging the next few days though…now i am heading to bed first, as our Sabrina had her birthday today with a party and Mama is soo tired now, haha! busy weekend!
Vielen Dank an euch Alle, die Ihr gestern zu meiner Vernissage gekommen seid! es war ueberwaeltigend so viele von Euch zu sehen, die Ihr extra die Strecke auf euch genommen habt um vorbeizuschauen! Vielen, Vielen Dank von ganzem Herzen! Der Abend war so vollgepackt, dass ich nicht ein einziges Foto gemacht habe! Auch Sara nicht, die Galleriebesitzerin! Ich versuch die naechsten Tage ein paar Fotos einzustellen wie die Show haengt….jetzt jedoch gehe ich erst mal in die Heia, da unsere Sabrina heut Geburtstags-party hatte und die Mama fix und fertig ist, haha!
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Written by Simone Ritter on June 24th, 2009
after all the framing i did for my upcoming show, i’d like to share two websites for frames i used. the first is www.canvasplace.com where i ordered the floating frames for my acrylics. i stained them to my liking and attached hardware which i think they’d include for free if asked (of course i didn’t know that…) and the second is www.pictureframespecialists.com for all my metal and other wood frames- they ship everything- even the wire to hang!! very pleased! Tomorrow i’ll be taking an ‘online marketing’ workshop and then on friday morning i’ll be prepping the fingerfood for the show! time flies! Opening: Friday, June 26th, 2009, 5-7pm! I’d feel very honoured to have you check it out;-)
St. Andrews Wharf, Photo by Simone Ritter, 2009 copyright
Nachdem nun alle Bilder fuer die Show gerahmt sind, moechte ich schnell zwei online Shops erwaehnen die ich fuer meine Rahmen benutzte. der erste ist Canvasplace.com fuer meine ‘floater frames’ fuer die Acrylleinwaende (bitte fragen fuer alles zubehoer zum einfachen installieren )- und der zweite: www.pictureframespecialists.com fuer alle metall und hartholzrahmen (sehr zufrieden). nun bin ich morgen auf einem Tagesworkshop ‘online marketing’ und am Freitag steht Fingerfood prep an fuer die Show… Vernissage: Freitay, Juni 26, 2009 17-19Uhr, ich wuerde mich sehr geehrt fuehlen, wenn Ihr vorbeischauen koenntet;-)
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Written by Simone Ritter on June 17th, 2009
as the weather just was too beautiful to ‘do housework’ i took my painting chair and headed out to do more Lupins- this time watercolour. Lupina-bonanza; watercolour, 11×7
Da das Wetter einfach viel zu schoen war fuer Hausputz, nahm ich meinen Malstuhl und radelte raus um mehr Lupinen zu malen- in Aquarell diesmal.
Lupina-bonanza: aquarells, 28×19cm
old Fish market Boat, 5×7in approx, 14×19cm
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