Please note:
During these difficult times there are currently no sessions scheduled. The following is a sample notice. If you are interested, it is possible to set up on-line sessions in egg tempera, gilding and icon painting.
Please contact Christopher with any questions regarding this. Thank you and a happy 2021.
sample only
The Mystical Icon
A Course in Egg Tempera painting in the Byzantine tradition
(with an option of adding a gilding extension)
Note: This course is held periodically during the year.
Please inquire about next scheduled course. See Contact Form below.
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Egg Tempera Course
This is an introduction to the little known transformative technique of egg tempera panel painting as used in the ancient Byzantine tradition. Students first develop an image based on a traditional prototype. The following techniques are then learned.
Each step is a complex of processes offering its own revelations.
4 Sundays with two sessions of 3 hours each per Sunday, 10am — 1pm, 1.30 p.m. — 4.30 p.m.
Cost: $600 for the full course of 24 hours (with gilding extension course and additional $300).
Materials: $50 materials fee if students do not have their own.
A deposit of $200 is required by deadline.
The remaining $400 is due at the beginning of the course
Location: Details upon registration.
Payment over the phone by credit card is possible for a small additional charge.
PayPal and check also accepted.
The Gilding Course
This is a separate course for those interested in learning how to gild with real gold leaf. Water gilding provides the highly burnished surface characteristic of ancient sacred painting of both Eastern and Western iconographic traditions. Oil gilding gives a more matte surface. The course introduces students to the techniques and the cosmological meaning of gold in icons.
Two additional Sundays with two sessions of 3 hours each per Sunday.
Location: Details upon registration.
Payment over the phone by credit card is possible for a small additional charge.
PayPal and check also accepted. If full fee is a hardship, please ask about other ways to pay.
Please let me know your interest and I will provide a full description of the sessions and a list of materials and equipment needed.
For further information, please call: (707) 828 9314, email Christopher Castle or provide contact information below.
During these difficult times there are currently no sessions scheduled. The following is a sample notice. If you are interested, it is possible to set up on-line sessions in egg tempera, gilding and icon painting.
Please contact Christopher with any questions regarding this. Thank you and a happy 2021.
sample only
The Mystical Icon
A Course in Egg Tempera painting in the Byzantine tradition
(with an option of adding a gilding extension)
Note: This course is held periodically during the year.
Please inquire about next scheduled course. See Contact Form below.
________________________________________________
Egg Tempera Course
This is an introduction to the little known transformative technique of egg tempera panel painting as used in the ancient Byzantine tradition. Students first develop an image based on a traditional prototype. The following techniques are then learned.
Each step is a complex of processes offering its own revelations.
- panel selection and preparation
- image transfer to hardwood panel
- first layers in 'petit lac' technique
- dry brush method, and other refinements
- final details, finishing, naming
An extension of the Gilding Course can be added to include instruction in gilding techniques—an integral part of the medium of making traditional icons.
4 Sundays with two sessions of 3 hours each per Sunday, 10am — 1pm, 1.30 p.m. — 4.30 p.m.
Cost: $600 for the full course of 24 hours (with gilding extension course and additional $300).
Materials: $50 materials fee if students do not have their own.
A deposit of $200 is required by deadline.
The remaining $400 is due at the beginning of the course
Location: Details upon registration.
Payment over the phone by credit card is possible for a small additional charge.
PayPal and check also accepted.
The Gilding Course
This is a separate course for those interested in learning how to gild with real gold leaf. Water gilding provides the highly burnished surface characteristic of ancient sacred painting of both Eastern and Western iconographic traditions. Oil gilding gives a more matte surface. The course introduces students to the techniques and the cosmological meaning of gold in icons.
- The course is for a small number of students and takes place in an atmosphere of focused and relaxed concentration.
- Participants may be experienced painters or beginners.
- Some work on the panel preparation and painting will be necessary between sessions. Time should ideally be allowed for this. Some time should also be allowed for work between the two gilding sessions.
- Materials fee depends on the supplies individuals have. A list will be provided to participants along with a full course description.
Two additional Sundays with two sessions of 3 hours each per Sunday.
Location: Details upon registration.
Payment over the phone by credit card is possible for a small additional charge.
PayPal and check also accepted. If full fee is a hardship, please ask about other ways to pay.
Please let me know your interest and I will provide a full description of the sessions and a list of materials and equipment needed.
For further information, please call: (707) 828 9314, email Christopher Castle or provide contact information below.
