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  • Icons as Memorial Portraits September 30, 2020
    Greetings: The very first Christian Icons were memorial portraits from the Catacombs immediately following the Resurrection and continuing for three hundred years.  They were created to keep alive the memory of the early Christian martyrs.  Until Emperor Constantine legalized Christianity in 313, Christians had to hide their faith or risk death or persecutio […]
    Christine and Michael Hales
  • Contemplation and Icons August 29, 2020
    Hello Fellow Iconographers: This month the topic of our newsletter is contemplation and Icons.  As I continue teaching Icon writing (painting), now online due to the pandemic, it seems important to post about the importance of linking prayer to the process of painting Icons.  In order for the Icon to reflect God’s Presence, it’s very … Continue reading Conte […]
    Christine and Michael Hales
  • Saint Raphael July 31, 2020
    Dear Iconographers: During this time of pandemic it’s good to think about Icons of healing and restoration.  There are many that come to mind, but Saint Raphael seems particularly appropriate as he is the patron saint not only of travelers, but also of physicians, nurses, and medical workers.  For this reason, I am offering an … Continue reading Saint Raphae […]
    Christine and Michael Hales
  • Canons of Iconography? June 30, 2020
    Greetings Fellow Iconographers: Canons of Iconography? Reflecting on the current interest in icon painting we are experiencing in this last thirty years, it is interesting to note the many and varied styles of icon writing that are emerging.  How are we able to discern what is a true Icon?  By what standards do we judge … Continue reading Canons of Iconograp […]
    Christine and Michael Hales
  • A Community for Students of Iconography May 27, 2020
    Greetings Fellow Iconographers: Last March, I was blessed to teach an Icon workshop at Mt. Calvary Monastery in Santa Barbara, California where I met many motivated and interesting iconographers.  One of these is Dorothy Alexander, an Iconographer in Santa Barbara who hosts a twice monthly Icon  painting group at her home.  The following is an … Continue rea […]
    Christine and Michael Hales
  • An American School of Iconography April 30, 2020
    Greetings Fellow Iconographers: This month I wanted to write about the idea of an American School of Iconographers.  Not a brick and mortar school, but a school in the Benedictine sense of a community of people who share values, beliefs, and common goals.  A school of people  who desire to learn from and support each … Continue reading An American School of  […]
    Christine and Michael Hales
  • Medieval Russian Icons March 30, 2020
    MEDIEVAL RUSSIAN ICONS  11-17TH CENTURIES In the creation of Icons today, I find it particularly helpful to keep looking to the past in order to understand the nuances and dynamics of Icon making through the centuries.  Medieval Russian Icons and their development  is particularly applicable to this task.  The following is excerpted from the book, … Continue […]
    Christine and Michael Hales
  • Distinctions February 28, 2020
    Dear Fellow Iconographers: It has always fascinated me that the more I study, write, and paint Icons, the more I discover further nuances and distinctions between styles and methods of icon painting.  In reading Viktor Lazarev’s article “General Observations on Russian Iconography” in his book “The Russian Icons, from its Origins to the Sixteenth Century”, … […]
    Christine and Michael Hales
  • The Transcendental Nature of Icons February 1, 2020
    The Transcendental Nature of Icons This month, I wanted to share some reflections taken from reading the book, “The Avant-Garde Icon, Russian Avant-Garde Art & The Icon Painting Tradition, written by Andrew Spira. Exploring the potential of icons in the context of the modern world, Andrew Spira speaks to the integration of the ancient spiritual … Continu […]
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  • Icons- A Symbolic Language December 31, 2019
    Hello Fellow Iconographers: Icons as Symbolic Language Have you ever wondered about the symbolic nature of Icons?  It is the very source of their power as Holy images that convey the many faceted religion of Christianity.  One dictionary definition of “symbolic language” reads: ” a specialized language dependent on the use of symbols for communication … Cont […]
    Christine and Michael Hales

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