In an icon of the Lord, you must be able to see that this man who is preseneted is not only man, but also God. What is stated is that an icon must show both the humility of the Man Jesus and His glory as God that is, it must manifest the Incarnation. This is the iconographic canon, in which it is stated that icon painter must follow older painter, that they must be in this stream of tradition, but exactly how they are to do this is not described. “ …There is only one rule, Rule 82, decreed by the Council in Trulo, part of the Sixth Ecumenical Council. She was a faithful student of Leonid Ouspensky On Canonicity in Icons, the following is an excerpt from a “Road to Emmaus” interview with well-known French Iconographer, Emilie Van Taack. It therefore is the bearer of prayers and beauty to the viewer. They are created by an Iconographer who lives a prayerful, fasting lifestyle and who prays while they paint the Icon. Icons are sacred, or holy pictures in that they represent either a Gospel story or a Saint and are intended to draw us into the world of heaven as we look at them. In this month’s blog, I want to speak a little about the Canons of Iconography. One of the things I deal with often with students and clients is the question “what is it that makes an Icon a good contemporary Icon?” While it’s impossible to come up with a concise definition, there are some guidelines that apply. I particularly like the way the Scripture quotation in this one calls us to remember who won/wins the heavenly battle! Michael Fighting the Dragon which is now in Miami. Showing them to my five year old granddaughter prompted her to ask “Can I be a Saint?”. Each of these people were inspiring in the way God moved through them in the worlds they lived in, to affect and change the status quo around them. Also to Seattle went the Icon of Allan Rohan Crite, known as the Dean of Liturgical painting in Boston. Richard Meux Benson, SSJE, Mother Harriet Monsell, CSJB, and Priscilla Lydia Sellon. My newest Icons were all shipped off to their new homes: Two to Seattle, The one with the Four Anglo/Catholic Saints, Father James Otis Sargent Huntington, OHC founder of the Order of the Holy Cross, Fr. Normal for Spring, but what seems to be in short supply are warm sunny days in-between! Good weather to begin some new Icons, that’s what I say! Four Anglo/Catholic Saints written by Christine Hales This spring has been rainy and cold here in upstate New York. Valerie Cullers on The Worldview of an Icono… Michael and Christin… on The Worldview of an Icono… Valerie Smith on The Worldview of an Icono… View Christinesimoneauhales’s profile on YouTube.View Christine Simoneau Hales’s profile on LinkedIn.View Christinesimoneauhales’s profile on Pinterest.View christinesimoneauhales’s profile on Instagram.View Heavensvisions’s profile on Twitter.View Christine Hales Art/Icons’s profile on Facebook.How can icons be miracle working? The grace of God determines what can bestow His miracles, but are there ways we can support miracle working icons … Continue reading Miracle Workin Michael Halesįollow American Association of Iconographers on Social Media During these uncertain times, I’m drawn to thinking of how to address current issues like the covid epidemic, disunity, lack of brotherly love within the context of icon writing.
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