How to Paint Icons: Workbook and journal

How to Paint Icons is a practical guide and art workbook for focusing on the traditional methods of egg tempera done in the Byzantine style. The workbook/journal has the power to take you beyond just a painting of an icon. This book is intended to inspire iconographers to document their own selves. Concentrating on techniques, materials, and insights while archiving your work enhances the iconography practice and spiritual growth. Part of the workbook / journal will offer an opportunity to focus on the smaller aspects of icon painting with tips and shared discoveries gained through Miller's experience. Superb examples and illustrations are arranged to help you progress step -by-step. This will be a great guide for icon painting, an addition to you library collection of Books on Iconography. It is a supplement study and teaching book to my other book, Iconography and Meditation. Religious Iconography is undergoing a revival in our twenty-first-century, it has entered a non -Orthodox world. The journey of an iconographer surpasses the feeling of being spiritual and becomes knowledge of God written in stone. Mary Jane Miller, has painted in her studio in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico for nearly 30 years. Combining prayer and this sacred art keeps her connected to a lifestyle that celebrates mystery. Prayer and iconography come together in this workbook and study guide for icon painters. This workbook unfolds sequentially by chapters. It provides illustrations, places for recording your commentary, exercises and helpful hints for navigating through the world of Icon Painting with egg tempera. This instructional workbook is meant for anyone with an interest in the ancient art of icon writing, as practiced ages ago and including our present day. The hope is for you to refine the teachings and expand them into your daily life and practice.

Author: Mary Jane Miller
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 07/13/2020
Pages: 62
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.17d
ISBN: 9781716752681

About the Author
Miller, Mary Jane: - Mary Jane Miller is a contemporary iconographer living in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. She is the finest and most productive master in Mexico, devoted to writing, teaching, and exploring what it is to be spiritual. and love the God we cannot see. Her perspectives are inspirational, and her approach is at times un- Orthodox. She is available for lectures as a guest speaker, or interview by phone. Her consultations on theology, prayer, and icon painting techniques are delightful. How to Paint Icons is a practical guide and workbook for focusing on the traditional methods of egg tempera done in the Byzantine style. The journal has the power to take you beyond just a painting of an icon. This book is intended to inspire iconographers. Concentrating on techniques, materials, and insights while archiving your work enhances the iconography practice. Part of the workbook and journal will offer an opportunity to focus on the smaller aspects of icon writing with tips and shared discoveries gained through Miller's experience. Superb examples and illustrations are arranged to help you progress step -by-step. This will be a great guides for icon painting, an addition to you library collection of Books on Iconography Iconography is undergoing a revival in our twenty-first-century, it has entered a non -Orthodox world. The journey of an iconographer surpasses the feeling of being spiritual and becomes knowledge of God written in stone. Mary Jane Miller, has painted in her studio in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico for nearly 30 years. Combining prayer and this sacred art keeps her connected to a lifestyle that celebrates mystery. Prayer and iconography come together in this workbook and study guide for icon painters.

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