| A Brush with God: An Icon Workbook Contributor(s): Pearson, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0819222038 ISBN-13: 9780819222039 Publisher: Morehouse Publishing OUR PRICE: $25.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2005 Annotation: With warmth and energy, this guide to painting icons describes icons' history and examines why they've been a spiritual tool for so many centuries. Novice and professional artists alike get to experiment with this ancient art. Morehouse Publishing? Continuum Books? |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Rituals & Practice - General - Art | Subjects & Themes - Religious - Art | Techniques - Oil Painting |
| Dewey: 751.454 |
| LCCN: 2005004476 |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 8.35" W x 8.43" (0.55 lbs) 104 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Mainline |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For more than a thousand years, Eastern Christians have used their hands and hearts to create icons, proclaiming God's reality in a visible-and breathtakingly beautiful-way. This ancient art is enjoying a renewed interest in the West, as people of faith create icons and use them to meditate on mysteries for which there are no words. A Brush with God is a guide to painting icons and using them in prayer. Written with warmth and energy, it describes the history of icons and examines why they've been a spiritual tool for so many centuries. Written from a uniquely Western perspective, the book guides artists-from novices to professionals-through the process of icon painting, using traditional techniques but employing contemporary materials. Included are eight full-color plates of the artist's icons. |