After announcing the workshops this year, I've had several emails from people who want to come along but don't know where to begin. Looking at finished, gilded icons is a daunting prospect, no matter your artistic background but particularly if you are a beginner with little experience in art of any kind. Let me start by reassuring you that iconography is easily understood, at least in it's practical steps. There are several high quality videos available which show you how the layers of paint are built up and indeed, on the courses the focus is usually on mixing, handling and layering the egg … [Read more...]