Edinburgh School of Icon Painting: Weekend workshop content...

Wednesday 10 September 2014

Weekend workshop content...

Introduction to history and symbolic of iconography. Learning how particular style of icon brings it closer to the Divine.
After introduction participants will chose an image (of proposed icons) which they explore through the series of drawings. Final drawing will be transferred into a wooden panel and painted according to all principles of traditional egg tempera technique. Using organic materials will help to develop a connection with nature which is a creation of the Divine.
Making their own paints using egg yolk based medium and dry pigments through it`s slow pace will help contemplative generate a contemplative atmosphere.

At the end of the 3 day course participants should be able to have completed a small icon of their choice.

Workshops purpose:

Deepening personal spiritual practise.
Reuniting with Nature, Gods creation. Through that reuniting with our inner selves.
Gaining courage to explore Sacred through creativity.

From practical point learning egg tempera, used in icon painting, principles which would be basis for further exploring.



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