![]() And the longer you paint, the more you understand that there is much nuance to the actual painting process itself.” Friends made at workshop You can just do it’s like paint by numbers.’ I don’t think so. “It is a step-by-step procedure, but it is harder than it looks. “I am very involved with every individual on an individual basis to teach them the skills needed to finish the icon,” she said. Royal, who has taught at the university level, will give several lectures, a history of iconography, the theology of the art. “The participant usually comes with private prayers that they lift up while they’re painting.” The workshop begins with prayer but there is also communal and private prayer. Prayer is an important aspect of the workshop. “If they’re struggling a little bit, of course I will come in and I will help out so that the icon is beautiful when they leave.” No one leaves the workshop without a beautiful icon, Royal said. I encourage people to try at least one time – even if they’re a little concerned about their skill level.” All levels of ability welcome You are involved in the actual work itself and you’re learning new skills. ![]() “It is more than just sitting and listening to someone. “It’s an absolutely wonderful experience. She encourages those who question their artistic ability to take part in the workshop. People gravitate toward Byzantine iconography because it has its own raison d’être (justification for existence) which is to focus the prayer life of the individual and, so even while painting, prayers are being said.” Iconography is not simply painting a pretty picture, Royal said. “Now you see them not only in Catholic churches but in Protestant churches,” she said last week from her Arlington, Virginia-area, studio. Iconographer Veronica Royal says when she first began painting icons about 25 years ago, few others did so. Michael the Archangel will be the subject of the workshop. ![]()
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