Ralph Kerle's Art

19/07/2026

Just enjoying the sunrise on the water. Makes me feel alive in every sense.

19/07/2026

28/06/2026

This is about my actual art practice. I can’t thank Michael Lester enough for allowing me so much time. Great interviewer!!

Innovation Talk with Michael Lester

Wednesday | 8:00am–9:00am
Radio Northern Beaches 88.7 & 90.3FM | www.rnb.org.au

This week, Michael speaks with Northern Beaches photographic artist Ralph Kerle about his journey from a successful career in the commercial creative industries to becoming an internationally exhibited contemporary abstract artist.

What began as a response to a mid-life career crisis and depression became both a creative outlet and a form of therapy. From his kayak, Ralph photographs nature's reflections on the water, transforming them into striking abstract artworks that are printed as large-scale pieces on fine art paper.

His unique vision has taken him to exhibitions, galleries and collectors around the world. Join Michael for a fascinating discussion about creativity, resilience, reinvention, and finding inspiration in the natural world.

Missed the previous episode? Catch up via the Podcast tab at www.rnb.org.au or listen here:
https://www.mixcloud.com/michael-lester5/natural-abstract-art-reflections-from-a-kayak-ralph-kerle-photographic-artist-innovn234/

24/05/2026

Photographic Portrait by Brigita Strods

21/05/2026

Introducing my new artwork, Water Map 1.

At first glance, it appears to be water — luminous, golden, shifting with reflection and light. But the longer I looked at it, the more it seemed to become something else: sand, terrain, an aerial map, a place remembered rather than photographed.

Water Map 1 sits in both my Offshore Aerial Collection and my Sand Talk Collection. It also feels like the beginning of a new series.

The work is available as Edition 1 of 5, a signed limited edition Giclée print on museum-quality paper or canvas.

Water Map 1
110 x 180 cm
Signed Limited Edition of 5
Edition 1 available
$3,300

View the artwork here:
https://www.ralphkerlesart.com/artwork-for-sale/p/water-map-1

Read the Art Journal story behind the work:
https://www.ralphkerlesart.com/the-art-journal/2026/5/19/water-map-1-a-map-made-by-water

23/04/2026

A kind of visual music written by light, water, and movement. "A Golden Score" wasn't composed—it was discovered through attention.
Own a piece of the rhythm. Limited edition signed prints are available here
https://www.ralphkerlesart.com/artwork-for-sale/p/a-golden-score

23/04/2026

There are moments in my practice where the work feels less like a creation and more like a revelation.

In my latest work, "A Golden Score," I found myself drawn to a fluid, unstable field of gold. As I stayed with the image, the reflections of rigging and masts began to organize themselves into something else entirely: a musical score.

It is a "score" that cannot be read in any fixed way. Each of you brings your own rhythm and interpretation to it.

This is a significant, large-format work perfect for a focal wall. Limited edition signed prints are now available on my website.
https://www.ralphkerlesart.com/artwork-for-sale/p/a-golden-score

10/04/2026

Created in 2013, this work feels very different to me now.

What I once saw as a simple marina reflection has shifted into something more uncertain — an image that sits somewhere between observation and dream, where familiar forms begin to dissolve.

Under the Weather

Sometimes an artwork reveals itself slowly, over time.

Explore the work here https://www.ralphkerlesart.com/artwork-for-sale/p/under-the-weather
Or read further about it https://www.ralphkerlesart.com/the-art-journal/2026/4/10/under-the-weather-when-a-photograph-waits-to-be-understood

10/04/2026

I often return to early works as a way of reflecting on how my practice has evolved.

Every now and then I come across something that feels newly alive — not because it has changed, but because I can finally see it more clearly.

Under the Weather is one of those works.

Created in 2013, it now feels like an early turning point. The marina is still there, but the image refuses to remain descriptive. It shifts into something more fluid, more psychological, more uncertain.

Sometimes an artwork understands your direction before you do.

Explore the work here https://www.ralphkerlesart.com/artwork-for-sale/p/under-the-weather
Or read further about it https://www.ralphkerlesart.com/the-art-journal/2026/4/10/under-the-weather-when-a-photograph-waits-to-be-understood