Silver Paintings

Berlin returns to his love of jazz music. His players reflect the idiosyncratic rhythms of jazz music; a coming together of chaos & virtuosity that enthrals the listener. Deep with d...

Tathagata - a Pali or Sanscrit word used primarily by Siddartha Gautama Buddha to refer to himself. However it also the term for one who has reached enlightenment through Buddhist principles & has as many as eight different meanings. Generally accepted is the translation one who has thus arrived. And this vivid painting from Berlin has arrived! Drawing on his knowledge of the faith & his research into the theme this is a beautiful & informed rendition of Buddha. The colours are vibrant but enable one to look deep and take the essence of tranquility from the image. This Buddha would sit happily on an altar or a home corner of peace and tranquility, giving an essence of calm & preparedness to those who stand before it. Oil paint using hand ground pigments, 24 ct gold and silver...

Jazz aficionado Sax Berlin offers his homage to Miles Davis. This piece is a street art version of portraiture, bold & incisive. There's a raw feel to this painting that has the musi...

Perhaps this stunning painting by Sax Berlin is more pertinent than when it was first conceptualised. Sax Berlin, top of his game. Sax lived and painted in America for many years in ...

Bardol Thodol literally means liberation through hearing and comes from The Tibetan Book of the Dead. Bardo is the transitional state between death & rebirth. Lovers of jazz and music in general will be all too aware of how one can be transported to this suspended state when listening to music. This state is expressed beautifully in the Tibetan Book of the Dead, and here we quote directly from it "remember the clear light, the pure clear white light...............Let go into the clear light, trust it, merge with it. It is your own true nature". Jazz Bardo, Heavens Gate...

Sax Berlin's Skull series form part of his Neo-Expressionist works. Berlin works with speed on these pieces, gives them a sense of urgency. In "person" they are electric and magnetic...

Something so special it's hardly ever seen - creative silver and gold leafing. The face passed through seven stages before it was complete and crushed marble is used to adorn her fac...

Music is a real love for Sax Berlin, second only to his art. These twin passions have given rise to a series of works that concentrate on jazz music. Jazz Man puts one right at the h...

Harlequin On Fire from the studio of Sax Berlin. Vivid colour reflects the face of Harlequin; he gazes back as the fire rages; will he plunge into the inferno...

This is an ephemeral piece from Berlin, in it he portrays the nebulous form of woman and allows his audience to interpret the power of woman. Almost meditational this painting is wom...

From the shimmering Silver Leaf series - Peace Will Come. In turbulent times this piece creates a notion of universal pathos. Berlin has the power to imbue his paintings with deep se...

Guardian Angel Sista was created by Berlin as part of his Neo-expressionism series. He uses sgraffito to evoke the feel of the New York subway and it frames the iconic Guardian Angel...

Sax Berlin’s Skull series form part of his Neo-Expressionist works. Berlin works with speed on these pieces, gives them a sense of urgency. In “person” they are electric and magnetic...

Sax Berlin's Skull series form part of his Neo-Expressionist works. Berlin works with speed on these pieces, gives them a sense of urgency. In "person" they are electric and magnetic...

Sax Berlin’s Skull series form part of his Neo-Expressionist works. Berlin works with speed on these pieces, gives them a sense of urgency. In “person” they are electric and magnetic...

Sax Berlin's Skull series form part of his Neo-Expressionist works. Berlin works with speed on these pieces, gives them a sense of urgency. In "person" they are electric and magnetic...

Adonis The Beautiful. Oil and silver leaf on canvas. The effect of the silver leaf is mesmerizing, constantly changing with the light. The additional images show the painting at a sl...

Take a moment to forget all about the outside world and be lured into the mysterious world of Sax Berlin. Here one finds echoes of Degas, Daumier, Leonardo, Rembrandt, and Picasso m...

A stock character of Russian marionette theatre since the 18th Century, set in St. Petersburg this is a burlesque tale of unrequited love. Charlatan...

A stock character of Russian marionette theatre since the 18th Century, set in St. Petersburg this is a burlesque tale of unrequited love. Charlatan brings the puppets to life and th...

This is a poignant piece from Sax Berlin, an almost iconic working of pre-Renaissance religious painting. His woman is classically posed and portrays her emotions perfectly in the ca...

Something so special it's hardly ever seen - creative silver and gold leafing. The face passed through seven stages before it was complete and crushed marble is used to adorn her fa...