
Color in the Icon
April 13-16th, 2021 the Color in the Icon class will be held live on line through zoom. Color in the Icon Improve your ability to
Holy Icons originate in the very early centuries of Christianity, hundreds of years before the great schism that separated the Eastern Church from the Western Church. Today, new Christian icons are being painted by Orthodox, Catholics, and Protestants. Most importantly, they are being understood as windows into eternity for a young generation of Christians.
ICONS are a form of visual symbolic language, telling the story of the Gospel and Old Testament, ever showing us the way to deeper relationship to God. Each element in an Icon is there for a reason, to tell the story or to convey the qualities of the saint depicted. The discipline of Icon writing is a sacred art, guided by the Holy Spirit and Tradition. There are many varieties of styles that exist within Tradition as a manifestation of unity through diversity inspired by the Holy Spirit.
“I took a course with the author of this book and was quite impressed by her depth of knowledge and love for the work. In this book, I learned a little about art history, which I knew nothing about, and learned more about the writing of icons. Iconography is a wonderful was of expressing the Divine to our senses. It is not, however, a “free art form” but quite a discipline. The author uses her icons to express her love for God and she prays, studies and contemplates the divine as she works. In her course I noticed her understanding of the sacred work that we were making. I love the icon I made with Christine and have wanted to read her book and review it ever since that day when I took her course.
The book is a window into the soul of an artist whom God has enlightened and commissioned to relate His story of love for all mankind through iconography.
I enjoyed this book so much and hope you will too!”
Author, Chrissy Calabrese
This is a unique opportunity to learn Icon painting online. You can do it in your own time, at your own pace. Somethings take more time than others, and I think this process with be a big help to people just beginning or to more advanced painters who want time to make corrections in their work.
Each step of writing the icon will be demonstrated and a recording of each class will be provided for each student to review each day.
The Class Schedule is as follows: Tuesday, 9:00-10:30am EST, 2:00Pm-3:30PM: Wednesday, 9:00AM-10:30AM, 2:00PM-3:30PM: Thursday, 9:00AM-10:30 AM, 2:00PM-3:30PM: Friday, 9:00-10:30AM, 2:00-3:30PM. $125 Tuition
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Christine’s new Icon Print Website has an amazing array of choices available. You can choose sizes, have it printed on canvas, wood, metal or paper and choose a frame as well. There’s even a wonderful feature that allows you to see what the print would look like on the wall!
Christine Hales retains all of the copyrights to all of her artwork on this site, regardless of having sold the original image. You must contact Christine or her legal advisors in order to use an image for commercial purposes, whether or not you now own the original artwork. Thank you.
Elizabeth Ann Seton School in Washington State, commissioned for the as a memorial to the passing of a loved one, this Christ Pantocrator Icon.
This Icon is painted to be the front of a tabernacle on the altar of the school chapel. The reverse side is double gilded gold leaf.
God’s love can sometimes be apprehended through an Icon more easily than a book, or sermon. Our culture is desperately in need of God’s love, and since images speak directly to our hearts, icons speak to many people. In addition to the joy we have in writing the Icon, we can share it with many, many people. Writing icons can be an act of service, giving and sharing the talents we have been blessed with. Icons speak to us today using the images, symbols and spiritual foundations of the Christian Church.
For more on how to commission an Icon click here.
April 13-16th, 2021 the Color in the Icon class will be held live on line through zoom. Color in the Icon Improve your ability to
C.S. Lewis Icon Sunday, November 22, the lesser feast Day of CS Lewis, the recently completed new icon commissioned by CS Lewis scholar, Andrew Lazo
Egg Tempera Color Mixing 101 September 22-25, 2020 is the online icon painting class for my icon school that focuses on value, tone, and color