ELEMENTS OF LANDSCAPE IN ICON PAINTING. METHODOLOGICAL HANDBOOK

Discover the fascinating world of icon painting and learn how to create beautiful landscapes that will bring your icons to life. This methodological handbook, written by experienced iconographer Irina Gorbunova-Lomax, is the perfect guide for both beginners and advanced artists.

• Learn from the basics: Step by step, you will learn the principles of composing, drawing and filling landscape elements with color.
• Conscious creation: You will gain knowledge about medieval imagery and its application in icon art.
• Practical exercises: The handbook contains numerous exercises and tips to help you improve your skills.
• Inspiration and development: You will discover new possibilities of artistic expression and deepen your knowledge of icons.
• Expert knowledge: The author, Irina Gorbunova-Lomax, shares her rich experience and knowledge in the field of iconography.
• For everyone: The book is aimed at icon painters, students and amateurs of icon art.
• Source of knowledge: You will learn about the historical, artistic and theological sources of icons.

The author, Irina Gorbunova-Lomax, invites you to the school of icon painting, where under her guidance you can explore the secrets of this ancient art. The landscape course she proposes aims not only to teach the technique, but above all to familiarize you with the basic principles of medieval imagery. Thanks to this, adepts of icon art will be able to consciously compose, draw and fill color representations of mountains, water and vegetation on icons.

Is it worth paying attention to these background objects? - the author asks. Is it worth delving into the traditional rules of their representation on the plane, striving for the artistic expression of each mountain, blade of grass, river wave or small cloud? The answer is obvious. It is not only worth it, but even necessary. The rules for depicting elements of nature are a vademecum of medieval (or icon) stylistics, the foundation and guarantee of the artist's true creative freedom.

This book is a record of classes conducted for many years by the author in her icon painting school. Therefore, it has great practical value and contains many simple exercises and tips that guarantee the improvement of your own skills. It also allows you to get acquainted with the workshop of a well-known and valued artist, the author of icons. It is an excellent offer for all those who want to deepen their knowledge of icons, their historical, artistic and theological sources, as well as for people interested in Orthodox art.

Publisher: Jedność

Year of publication: 2023

Cover: hardcover

Number of pages: 144

Format: 567x307 mm