Aviation art of the German air force, Luftwaffe, by aviation artist Ivan Berryman, part of the Cranston Fine Arts German aviation prints with over 640 prints available.
Art and aviation have been
like a brother and sister to me. We have grown up together, learned together
and made our adult lives together. But you do not have to have an appreciation
of aircraft to admire the graceful lines of a Spitfire or the functional
simplicity of a Focke-Wulf 190. They are themselves a work of art and they cry
out to be painted - not as machines of war and destruction, but as objects of
beauty, born of necessity and function, yet given a life and iconic classicism
beyond their original calling. My interest and love of art and aircraft was
gifted to me by my father, a designer and aeronautical engineer of
considerable repute. Denis Berryman C.Eng. FRAeS. He gave me his eyes, his
passion, his dedication and his unwavering professionalism. I owe him
everything. And I miss him terribly. A love of art and of beautiful and
interesting things takes you on a journey. You discover new interests, new
fascinations, and you want to paint them. You want to paint them in their
environment, in their element. Whether it is an aeroplane, a warship, a racing
car or a beautiful woman, their gift to an artist is the same: Their lines,
their texture and the way that light and shadows give them form. These are the
food and oxygen of an artist. Not the paint and the canvas. These are mere
tools. The secret is in the passion and the perception
[ WW1 German Aviation ]
