Essentials of Iconography : Painting the face of the Apostle Saint Peter
With Marek Czarnecki
May 19 - 24, 2024
Join us for an Iconography workshop with one of the country’s most talented Iconographers. Throughout this workshop Marek guides you through the foundations for writing an icon. Understanding that simplicity can be very deep but not always easy, through this workshop you will discover and deepen your knowledge of painting an icon using a historical process and traditional materials.
You will learn and refine the method of mixing egg yolk with clay and mineral pigments to create a durable paint, that you will then apply to a primed wood panel. Building with steps of lighter colors, you will gradually manifest the luminous face of a saint. Iconography manifests the soul shining through a human portrait. Your subject for this workshop is the transfigured human face, taken from historical Eastern Orthodox and contemporary models.
During this workshop, we will use as our model an icon of St Peter, from a Novgorod iconostasis. His typical short round white beard and bangs are harmonically organized in locks of parallel lines. His face is creased with age. The formal challenges of this icon are learning how white hair is painted on elders, and how to model the real form of the human face, showing age, without adding any unnecessary severity.
This week-long workshop’s studio time lasts five consecutive days and kicks off on Sunday night at 5:30 pm with a dinner where students and the instructor have an opportunity to meet. Dinner is followed by a workshop introduction and conference which ends at 9:00 pm. Hands-on instruction begins early Monday morning with a blessing of hands at the 9:00 am Mass. The entire workshop ends Friday afternoon.
Private Room: Workshop + Daily Meal Package* + Private Room: $1485.00
Commuter: Workshop + Daily Lunch and Dinner: $1010
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and snacks.
Workshop Materials:
A $100 materials and model fee is included in the cost of this workshop.
All materials used in this workshop will be pre-ordered and made available to students in the classroom by the instructor.
If you would like to inquire about a Shared Room option, please call the main office!
Please call the office for more information: (860) 536-0565
About the Leader
Marek Czarnecki
Marek Czarnecki is an artist, iconographer, restorer and community scholar for Connecticut’s Polish-American Community. Originally from Bristol CT, Marek graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. An unexpected commission began his three decades studying historical Byzantine iconography. In 1996, the Connecticut Commission on the Arts awarded him its Painting Fellowship, which […]
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