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  • Holy Trinity Icon March 1, 2023
    Holy Trinity Icon by andrei Rublev Every icon has a theological background. Using images, forms and colors, the icon shows what Holy Scripture is teaching us by the Word.  The icon offers us truth as a vision, and thereby is a direct approach to our non-reasoning mind and heart, allowing us thereby to reach a … Continue reading Holy Trinity Icon
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  • How To Gesso Icon Boards January 31, 2023
    Painting Icons using egg tempera paints requires that we use a solid, stable support that is also absorbent for the many layers we need to result in the jewel like appearance of icons. Traditionally, poplar boards have been used that are coated in rabbit skin glue (as a sealer) and then between 8 – 14 … Continue reading How To Gesso Icon Boards
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  • Our Lady of Guadalupe December 31, 2022
    One of the most important icons of the western world is Our Lady of Guadalupe, sometimes called the Virgin of Guadalupe. While the history of the apparition and subsequent miracles are fodder for speculation, there are certain facts that all agree on. A series of five apparitions occurred in December of 1531 within the Basiclic … Continue reading Our Lady of […]
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  • The Light of the Icon November 30, 2022
    In teaching icon writing, there are many subtle yet important concepts that are necessary to help students to fully understand what an Icon is and how to paint them.  I suspect that the revelation of iconic light is one that grows with experience both in painting icons and in our deepening spiritual development. But even for … Continue reading The Light of t […]
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  • All Saints Day November 1, 2022
    All Saints’ Day, also known as All Hallows’ Day, the Feast of All Saints, the Feast of All Hallows, the Solemnity of All Saints, and Hallowmas, is a Christian solemnity celebrated in honor of all the saints of the church, whether they are known or unknown, and is celebrated in the Western Church on November … Continue reading All Saints Day
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  • Gold Leaf Gilding September 30, 2022
    Greetings Friends and Fellow Iconographers: I’ve been studying and painting Icons for almost thirty years! Since I first began, the field of iconography has changed so much! There are so many more books on the subject, both “how to”, books about the history of icons, and how to pray with them. This is great news … Continue reading Gold Leaf Gilding
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  • Christian History August 31, 2022
    Hello Fellow Iconographers: Have you ever thought about what Christian History looks like in the visual image? I know that I tend to keep to a narrow view of the history of the development of icons and see the history of the Christian church in that perspective.  So, it was with great interest that I read … Continue reading Christian History
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  • Virtual Icon Gallery Exhibition August 5, 2022
    Greetings Friends and Iconographers: This month I am presenting some writings and images from a beautiful exhibition of Eastern European icons dating from the nineteenth to sixteenth centuries that is hosted by a non-profit gallery of icons located in Žilina (Slovakia). The Gallery of Icons (OZ IKONY) in Žilina is found at: https://ikony.hour.sk/en/ Gallery […]
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  • Icons by Father Sophrony June 30, 2022
    Recently I have been reading a book by Sister Gabriela about Father Sophrony that includes many of his drawings and icons. I’m inspired by his approach and work and want to share that with you here. While attending art school in Russia in the 1920’s, one of his teachers was Vassily Kandinsky. Soon after, Sophrony … Continue reading Icons by Father Sophrony […]
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  • Novgorod Icons May 31, 2022
    Novgorod Icons What is so special about Novgorod Icons?  In addition to being known for their beautiful colors and lively compositions, Novgorod Icons offer a rich history and background to the study of icon writing. Novgorod is one of the oldest cities in Russia, dating from about  859 AD.  The period from the 12th to … Continue reading Novgorod Icons
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Nativity of the Mother of God, Photo credit: Kostas Paschalidis

Nativity of the Mother of God, Photo credit: Kostas Paschalidis

Nativity of the Mother of God, Photo credit: Kostas Paschalidis

Nativity of the Mother of God, Photo credit: Kostas Paschalidis

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