16" x 20", cut paper and mixed media.
This is the second in a series of icons I am now working on.
My inspiration is not the traditional orthodox icon, painted on a wood panel or canvas, but the stone and glass mosaics of Byzantine churches of centuries ago. While the painted icon tends to the staid and sober, the Byzantine mosaics on the whole are meant to dazzle worshipers with bold color and glittering gold highlights. In the broadest sense, which is also the most genuine sense, the mosaics are icons as well, sharing the same fundamental purpose as smaller painted works--the purpose of connecting the viewer to God.
High quality print versions of my icons, as well as other works of mine, are available for sale at the Etsy website.
