Dancing with duende
With the Adagio dancing poster we take a look back at perhaps Sven's first identification of the passion of the duende...
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Sonia
Jun 17, 2022
End of an era
Witnessing the recent studio sale of the remains of Sven Berlin’s prodigious output has been a memorable experience and one which has...
Sonia
May 11, 2022
The Lapp Hat
Sven Berlin's Lapp Hat and pen and ink of Clifford Lee
Sonia
Apr 14, 2022
An Easter Hare - or two - from Sven Berlin ...
Hares in the Maize, watercolour by Sven Berlin. Happy Easter. From our collection at Millersford Gallery
Sonia
Jul 24, 2021
Moths and flames
The discovery of previously unpublished brush works by Hokusai, on show at The British Museum, inspires a few words on one of Sven...
Sonia
Jun 12, 2021
Cockerels and Wagtails
Sven painted and illustrated all kinds of birds, but cockerels had a special place throughout his life. He would draw the Gypsies’ pet...
Sonia
Jun 12, 2021
Sven on drawing
One of Sven’s most interesting essays is his Notes on the Experience of Drawing for Young People, written for his grand-daughter Tanya,...
Sonia
Jun 10, 2021
Sven and the Lee family
Sven Berlin was visited by the Lee family and painted Cliff, the knife grinder and his son Ken.
Sonia
Apr 29, 2021
Dark Monarch reflections
Some fascinating insight relating to the publication of Sven Berlin’s now infamous book The Dark Monarch has come from Toni Carver,...
Sonia
Apr 22, 2021
Connecting with the Earth
Augustus John described the work of Mary Jewels as 'remarkable in the intensity of their earth feeling' (Vogue/The Woman Artist/August...
Sonia
Apr 7, 2021
New Forest sunsets
Stunning sunsets in the New Forest are especially memorable at all times of year. Sven Berlin often drew comparison with the changing...
Sonia
Feb 19, 2021
Songs of the Open Road
Sven Berlin was very supportive of the New Forest Gypsies and their culture as he demonstrated in his book Dromengro: Man of the Road. Inter
Sonia
Feb 13, 2021
Timeless Man review
Always good to read an inspiring review and many thanks to Toni Carver, Proprietor of the St. Ives Times and Echo for his permission to repr
Sonia
Jan 29, 2021
Dedicated to Sven Berlin
A great way to start the New Year with our first dedicated News letter! Always so much to say about this charismatic, larger than life...
Sonia
Jan 22, 2021
Sven Berlin's first self-portrait discovered
Discovering Sven Berlin's first self portrait has survived has been an excellent start to 2021. It was painted in 1938, before he left...
Sonia
Dec 7, 2020
It's the Buck's birthday!
Today, 5 years ago, Sven Berlin's White Buck carving arrived in Godshill in the New Forest. This is the team that saved it from...
Sonia
Dec 7, 2020
Head of a stallion
This powerful Sven Berlin drawing of a stallion's head from 1958 is presumed to be of Spotlight, a huge and characterful Appaloosa horse...
Sonia
Dec 7, 2020
For the love of horses
Sven Berlin's pencil drawing Horse & Rider sent us looking through our photographic archives.
Sonia
Dec 7, 2020
Sven Berlin on show
Remember the
show from 2003?
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