Confessipn of St Peter Icon
Spring Time Icons
Greetings! Holy Cross Monastery in West Park, NY, was looking absolutely beautiful in May when we had our Icon writing retreat there, creating spring time Icons of the Madonna. The…
Christ in Glory Icon
Icons at Ghost Ranch
Christ in Glory Icon Icon Retreat at Ghost Ranch Icon Writing Workshop April 7-13 Icons at Ghost Ranch is an Icon painting class held on a 21,000-acre retreat and education center…
Consecration of Pauli Murray Icon by Christine Hales
Blessed Pauli Murray Icon
Consecration of Blessed Pauli Murray Icon On February 23, my Blessed Pauli Murray Icon was consecrated at St. Thomas'Parish, in Croom Maryland. I am honored to have been able…
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New Icon Classes For 2019
New Icon Painting Classes for 2019 You will learn the ancient art of "writing" Icons in the Byzantine style using egg tempera paints with gold leaf gilding. You don't need…
Eyes of Fire Book
Eyes of Fire
Eyes of Fire: How Icons saved My Life As An Artist New Book about Icons, Art, And Spirituality Hello Fellow Iconographers: I've spent the last three months writing my book…
Summer Icons at Holy Cross Monastery
Summer Icons!
Greetings! This has been one of the warmest summers in my memory- and it's very welcome! It's been a summer filled with icons, either through teaching classes or working on…
Color and Light Icon Retreat at Holy Cross Monastery
Color and Light Icon Retreat
Color and Light Icon Retreat I've been preparing for weeks for this Color and Light Icon Retreat! It will be held at the Holy Cross Monastery, Tuesday through Friday, July…
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Icon Boards
First Things First! When beginning new Icons, one of the first decisions to make is what kind of Icon boards to use. Egg tempera is a medium that builds layer…
Crucifixion Icon written by Christine Hales
Christian Religious Icons by Christine Hales
Latest Icon News Welcome to my new Icon Blog about Christian Icons! I'm an American Iconographer with completed Icons in many Churches, Monasteries, and private collections. My mission and passion…