Easter Art Special
Learning from the masters of icon art
Happy Easter, Friends!
The usual Sunday night livestream/podcast schedule is suspended for Easter. In lieu, please enjoy a piece I made on Good Friday 2024. It is based on the Byzantine Icon style. Specifically, I used the below icon as my reference.
I’ve studied this style a little before and each time I do I learn a lot!
Here is my version.
I didn’t include the writing and symbols because I didn’t know their meaning. I enjoyed spending the day drawing and listening to Gregorian chant.
Here is a short video showing how I made this piece. I used excerpts from my CALMstreams and added voiceover narration.
If you want a full replay of these drawing sessions, catch them here.
oh! This reminds me. I've been meaning to drop a suggestion for your studies. There's a lady who teaches classical Byzantine iconographic drawing - absolute beginner level. Even if you're not interested in becoming an iconographer it would be massively useful to teach canonical human figure proportions. The system she teaches is the original Greek/Byzantine style, and you learn how the human figure is constructed so if you master it, you'll never need another reference photo again.
Her name is Julia Bridget Hayes, and she's on Patreon. Her rate is very reasonable, even for struggling artists.
https://youtu.be/tm7VQxps2m4?si=Gl8GO2D5SMoO0HG9
So gorgeous! I love your take on the icon and the impactful way you’ve used color! Beautiful work.