Those who came after...
Remembering all those who continued the fight in Normandy in 1944, among them the artist Sven Berlin who arrived on Juno Beach on D-Day+18.
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Sonia
Jul 20, 2022
In the heat of the day...
Croust by Sven Berlin. 1939 pencil drawing of haymaking in the fields of Cornwall.
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 20, 2022
Glorious Spain
Sven Berlin was inspired by the glorious colours of Spain on his way back from the Gypsy Festival in Les Saintes Maries.
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
Feb 7, 2022
More on macaws
Sven Berlin pen and ink self portrait Man with Macaw
Sonia
Feb 7, 2022
Going to the zoo..oo...oo
Sven Berlin visited London Zoo to enable him to draw more exotic creatures for Anthony Dent's book Animals that changed the world
Sonia
Oct 9, 2021
Autumn Magic
How wonderful to see the colours of late summer/early autumn at the Chelsea Flower Show. Sometimes serendipity makes us look at a regular...
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The discovery of previously unpublished brush works by Hokusai, on show at The British Museum, inspires a few words on one of Sven...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
Mar 8, 2021
Ancient Mariner
Sven was one of many artists to interpret Coleridge’s epic poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, and I was reminded of this and Berlin’s...
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
Feb 11, 2021
Sven and the Stour
One of Sven Berlin’s favourite places to walk and to paint in his later years was along the River Stour near Cowgrove, Wimborne. The swans o
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