Icons

These are a series of icons now in a private collection. These images are approximately 8.5 x 11 inches on 1 inch thick boards. They have been sealed with gesso and metal leaf then applied. The faces and hands are glazed acrylic polymer slightly raised from the board level. Four out of the five images are portraits, with the fifth a rendering of the St. George and the Dragon tale.

The images are stylistically based on the religous images produced in medieval Europe and the Middle East for churches and religous institutions. They were often inserted into wooden frames to make up a kind of story board for instruction of the faithful. I have used the style of those images, while inserting indications of the individual's persona. I have tried to tell a tale through the individuals portrait.

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