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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 […]
    Michael Hales
  • 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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  • Mary Magdalene April 29, 2022
    Dear Fellow Iconographers: The next icon class that I teach online we are painting an Icon of Mary Magdalene.  In order to make an accurate copy of the prototype, I am researching the relatively scant information available about her and want to share some of that with you here. Mary Magdalene The questions to ask … Continue reading Mary Magdalene
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  • Preparing For Easter March 31, 2022
    “Come then, let us run with him as he presses on to his passion. Let us imitate those who have gone out to meet him, not scattering olive branches or palms in his path, but spreading ourselves before him as best we can, with humility of soul and upright purpose. So may we welcome the … Continue reading Preparing For Easter
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  • Andrei Rublev February 28, 2022
    Born in the 1360’s in Moscow , Andrei Rublev is widely considered the one of the greatest painters of Russian Orthodox Icons.  For a large part of his life he lived in the Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra near Moscow and his spiritual teacher was St. Sergius of Radonezh. He was able to express the spiritual ideals … Continue reading Andrei Rublev
    Michael Hales
  • Inverse Perspective January 31, 2022
    I recently gave an online Icon writing retreat where one of the main topics covered was inverse perspective. This highly important topic isn’t often covered in icon writing classes, so there was a lot of research involved. Inverse perspective is one of the compositional elements that cause an Icon to differ from a religious painting. … Continue reading Inver […]
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  • Icons For Our Time December 30, 2021
    As I view FB posts and blogs about contemporary Icons there is a lot of talk about what is a “real” icon. There are as many different viewpoints as there are people! I think we all agree that icons cannot be relevant to only one denomination of Christianity . Nor can they stay stagnant in … Continue reading Icons For Our Time
    Michael Hales
  • Miracle Working Icons November 30, 2021
    During these uncertain times, I’m drawn to thinking of how to address current issues like the covid epidemic, disunity, lack of brotherly love within the context of icon writing. How can icons be miracle working? The grace of God determines what can bestow His miracles, but are there ways we can support miracle working icons … Continue reading Miracle Workin […]
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  • Saint John October 30, 2021
    “O dear Disciple, you reclined on the breast of Christ at the supper of the Lord and drew ineffable mysteries from it which you were allowed to reveal. Your heavenly voice thundered out to all, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” He is Christ our God, the Saviour of our … Continue reading Saint John
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