Anagoge: Iconography and the Ascent Towards Heaven
The process of icon painting is to reveal the process of transfiguration, from darkness to light. Icon painting is a form of prayer. Icons prepare us for communion with God. Iconography…
Category: Reflections
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The Spiritual Path of the Iconographer
Ask less of the teacher and look more into yourself. Iconography is a way of ascension. Icon writing is a journey, a return to paradise. Revelation cannot be taught or…
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Sacred Explorations Tuesday: Illustration Genesis 1.24-26
Sacred Art Exploration and Meditation: Genesis 1.24-26 And God said, “Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: the livestock, the creatures that move along the ground, and…
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Sacred Exploration Tuesdays: Illustration Genesis 2.7
Sacred Art Exploration: Genesis 2.7 Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living…
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Should Christians Create Christian Art?
Should there be a Separate Category for Christian Art? Or should Christians simply create art apart from any categorization? And why Christian Art often seems to be so bad. There…
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Just Paint Another Icon
On the Apologetic Nature of Iconography Why We Must Paint Another Icon Several weeks ago, a fellow iconographer exclaimed, “Have you heard about this black mass at Harvard? I cannot…
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I Never Wanted to be an Iconographer!
Or, ‘Be careful what you tell God NOT to do.’ Several years ago as I was finishing up my Bachelors degree in art, I was apprenticing with an iconographer from…
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10 Reasons Why You Should Take an Icon Painting Class
Why Learn to Paint Icons? Ten Reasons why you should take an Icon Painting Class Learning to paint icons has been life changing. Here are ten reasons why I think…