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painting marathon

Thursday, 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, SOLD

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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cherry martini

Saturday, 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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Tags: Aquarell, painting, Plein air, Ritter, Simone, St. Andrews, sunbury shores, watercolor, watercolour

paint out with the kids

Friday, 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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Tags: Aquarell, Art, beach, Plein air, Ritter, Simone, St. Andrews, watercolor, watercolour

Happy Canada Day!

Wednesday, 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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Tags: Aquarell, Art, floral, Lupinen, Lupins, painting, Plein air, Ritter, Simone, St. Andrews, watercolor, watercolour

Lupina-bonanza

Wednesday, 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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Tags: Add new tag, Aquarell, Art, beach, Fischmarkt, fish market, floral, painting, Plein air, Ritter, seascape, Simone, St. Andrews, watercolor, watercolour

Lupin update

Saturday, June 13th, 2009

an hour ago, i was on the phone with a friend and i mentioned not to post any more painting photos until my show opening- she adviced me to DO post more, hence here some painting updates;-) the lupins from glebe road: at the beginning of glebe road, where later in the season the wild roses bloom… i just love the spot! there’s this old apple tree clinging on to the soil, almost eroded into the sea. it was a wonderful day- full of god’s creation- bees and butterflies, wildflowers and warm rays of sunshine- what a blessing for the soul!

vor etwa einer Stunde war ich am Telefon mit einer Freundin, und als ich aufbrachte nicht mehr Foto’s von meinen Bildern zu posten vor der Eroeffnung der Kunstausstellung- hat sie mir gesagt ich sollte DOCH Bilder einstellen… gerade jetzt- drum ein kleines update Die Lupinbilder die ich vor ein paar Tagen begonnen habe…fast am anfang der Glebe Road…wo spaeter im Sommer die wilden Rosen bluehen… ich bin verliebt in dieses Plaetzchen! Dort ist dieser alte Apfelbaum, fast schon ins Meer gewaschen, haelt er sich noch fest am Ufer. Es war ein wunderschoener Tag- erfuellt von Gottes Herrlichkeit- Bienen und Schmetterlinge, Wildblumen und warme Sonnenstrahlen- was fuer eine Wohltat fuer die Seele!

Glebe Road Lupins- 18×24in, 45×61cm Gallery wrapped canvas

Kingsbrae Lupins 30×24in, 75×60cm, Acrylic on Canvas- sorry for the bad quality pics, took it at 9pm after the phone call;-)

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painting the fish market- 2 (more to come)

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

the weather was so perfect, i just had to head out to the fish market again- this time to finish the big canvas i painted exclusively from the plein air sketch i did a few days back. here’s a pic of my set up this time: good old french easel- worked great- i am still trying to find the ‘perfect’ set up- the never ending search, haha. This painting will go in my solo show in july.

das Wetter war so perfekt, i musste einfach wieder zum alten Fischmarkt fahren um zu malen- um die grosse Leinwand fertig zu malen, die ich ausschliesslich von meinem kleinen ‘plein air’ Sketch vor ein paar Tagen gefertigt habe. Diesmal habe ich meine gute alte tragbare Staffelei mitgebracht- funktionierte super- ich suche noch nach dem ‘perfekten’ System- eine niemals endende Suche, haha. Auch dies ist ein Bild fuer meine Solo Show im Juli.

My french easel with 24x39 canvas- meine tragbare Staffelei mit 60x76cm Leinwand

here the finished painting- fish market, 24x30 in, hier das fertige Bild - alter Fischmarkt, 60x76 cm

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new years resolution (belated)

Friday, February 6th, 2009

Cindy Kohler is helping me to set up my own blog, what an exciting day!

here i will keep my latest projects posted along with all its struggles, haha.

Thank you for visiting.

St. Andrews Fish Market, watercolour 22x30

watercolour, St. Andrews Fish Market, 22×30 in SOLD

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Simone Ritter Original Artworks

St. Andrews by-the-Sea New Brunswick