Icon Boards
May 17, 2021 No Comments
Creating icons is a lot more fun when you are able to gesso your own icon boards! True, it is a process that requires time
Welcome
to New Christian Icons
New Christian Icons are holy icons for today’s church. 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.
NEW CHRISTIAN ICONS are a form of visual symbolic language while also telling the story of the Gospel and Old Testament. They are always showing us the way to deeper relationship to God. Each element in an Icon is there for a reason. They tell the Gospel story but also convey the qualities of the saint depicted. The discipline of Icon writing is a sacred art guided by the Holy Spirit that also respects Church Tradition. There are many varieties of styles that exist within Tradition as a manifestation of unity through diversity inspired by the Holy Spirit.
Praise for Eyes of Fire * New Christian Icons
“This Book Breaks the Mold”
- “This is a book that breaks the mold. The Author travels through time and presents a series of stories about how Icons evolved in art up to the present day. There are just the correct number of coloured images to glide the reader through history with all its nuances. Christine writes in a very readable style and presents ideas and impressions of a professional artist. Her experience is a great way to see the world of religious icons and how your appreciation of this world can develop over time. Certainly a must buy for every serious artist that enjoys history of art and its many elements.” Togwell, UK
“A Window Into the Soul of an Artist”
- “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
“Not only Does Art Have Meaning, But It’s Meaning Can Be Healing”
- “In an age when art is said to hold no intrinsic meaning, Christine Simoneau Hales makes the audacious claim that not only does art have meaning, but its meaning can be healing, and its creation can be the most meaningful thing a person can do. “Eyes of Fire” reminds us that looking for the sacred in what our eyes can see, and in the paint, board, and brush in our hands, can lead us to an experience often lacking in our daily lives: the peace of God. Rev. P. Antoci
“I have studied the art of creating icons under Christine Simoneau Hales’ tutelage, over the past ten years. It is through Christine’s giftedness as an artist and teacher, that a whole new world has opened up for me. Through her classes, I learned not only about the tradition and techniques of Byzantine iconography, but also about the spirit that imbues this art form.
Patiently, week by week, Christine has led a group of us student iconographers to develop our skills in handling the tools of our art (wood panel, egg tempera, and gold leaf), and in using color and form to express our prayers in a temporal medium. As we fledgling icon artists became more skilled and confident in the traditions of Byzantine iconography, Christine has guided us to build on those traditions in order to find a voice that would speak to people in today’s world.” D. Herring
LEARN MORE ABOUT NEW CHRISTIAN ICON PAINTING ONLINE!
Register now for the series of Pre-Recorded NEW CHRISTIAN ICON online Icon writing Classes
- Learn about the history of Icons, how they function within the context of the Church.
- Watch step by step how to paint Icons in the Byzantine style, using egg tempera and gold leaf gilding.
- Sharpen drawing and painting skills through direct experience and feedback.
- Both complete beginners and intermediate level Iconographers will benefit from these classes.
- Color Theory Basics
- Membrane Method of Egg Tempera Icon Painting
- Proplasmos Method of Egg Tempera
- Advanced Color Theory
- Sacred Geometry
For Pre-Recorded On line Classes, Visit: Christine Hales Icon School To Register
You Can Also Study LIVE ON LINE WITH ZOOM:
LIVE ON LINE ICON PAINTING CLASSES OCTOBER 19-22, 2021 ***Painting and Drawing an Evangelist LIVE ON ZOOM***
October 19-22, 2021: Drawing and Painting an Evangelist Icon
This is a unique opportunity to learn Iconographic drawing principles online while viewing 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.
This class goes in depth into composition in icons- another essential element in the power and beauty of icons that helps them tell the story of that particular icons. Each great icon can be studied in relation to the scared geometry used in its composition. We paint an icon of one of the Evangelists in this class.
This class is an essential and fascinating guide to composition and spiritual flow within icons, from basic principles, historical examples of icon compositional development, to practical applications and exercises.
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. Recordings will be available for any missed classes. Learn More
$125 Tuition
Christine Hales Icon Prints
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 Icons Visit the site- a beautiful Icon print makes the perfect gift.
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.
Icon Commissions
Christ Pantocrator
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.
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Color in the Icon
February 17, 2021 No Comments
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
Recently Completed Commission
November 30, 2020 No Comments
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