Icons
Arch Angel Michael with a mirror. Egg tempera, gold and silver leaf on hand cut and gessoed piñon board. 11"x16"
Sacred Heart. Egg Tempera and gold leaf on hand cut and gessoed piñon board. 9.5" by 5.75"
SOLD Theotokos, egg tempera and gold leaf on hand-cut/sanded/gessoed piñon board, approx. 11" x 17.75"
Madonna and Child, egg tempera and gold leaf on gesso board, 7" by 10 3/4"
Guardian Angel, egg tempera and gold leaf on gesso board, approx. 10 1/4" by 9 3/4"
SOLD Blue Seraphim, egg tempera and metal leaf on hand-cut/sanded/gessoed piñon board, approx. 9.5 " by 5.75"
SOLD Red Seraphim, egg tempera and metal leaf on hand-cut/sanded/gessoed piñon board, 9.5" by 5.75"
SOLD Sacred Space, egg tempera with gold leaf and iridescent pigments on canvas board, 16" by 20"
SOLD Holy Family, egg tempera and gold leaf on hand-cut/sanded/gessoed piñon board approx. 11" by 17"
Commission. Suzanne's Madonna and Child. Egg tempera and gold leaf on gesso piñon board. 7" by 10".
SOLD Condolence, watercolor and gold ink on paper, approx. 2" x 5"
During my residency at Aegean Center for Fine Arts, I studied the Cretan school of Orthodox iconography which traces it’s origins to the 1st century BC with Fayum mummy portraits. I use these techniques to create traditional and non-traditional icons. I cut and prepare the board with many layers of gesso, sand the it to a satin smooth surface, transfer my drawing, add the gold leaf, and carefully layer egg tempera to create a luminous quality. This repetitive process elicits a meditative state.