Essentials of Iconography 2024 : Painting the face of the Apostle Saint Paul

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 a 15^th century Moscow prototype of St Paul as our model. He is shown with his characteristic bald head, high forehead, short hair and long curled beard. The formal challenges in this icon are painting the locks of his flowing beard with fine expressive calligraphic lines, then lighting the broad round areas of his forehead and face with soft passages of glowing tone.

This week-long workshop’s studio time lasts five consecutive days. Check in begins Sunday night at 4:30. Dinner is served at 5:30 pm for students and instructors. Dinner is followed by a workshop introduction and conference, which ends at 9:00 pm. Hands-on instruction begins early Monday morning. The entire workshop ends Friday at 1 PM.

Workshop with Private Room:  : $1485.00

Workshop & commuter. Includes Daily Lunch and Dinner : $1010.00

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.

All other equipment and art supplies are the property of the Enders Island Sacred Art Institute.

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