Dublin, Ireland ~ Welcome to the Writing the Light Icon Workshop with George Kordis! April 23 - 26th brings a special 4-day residency with master artist and iconographer George Kordis based in the heart of Dublin, as a unique opportunity to immerse in icon writing (painting) — composing and painting an icon of an early Irish saint using the Byzantine System and the tetrachrome four color palette in egg tempera. Students will learn the dry egg tempera with underpainting techniques that Kordis has developed over several decades. It is the ideal option for an immersive experience in an inspiring location.
Good for both beginners or those with more experience, George Kordis will teach his own artistic approach through in-depth demonstrations and detailed exercises in the art, expression and language of the icon using the principles and rhythm of the Byzantine system as a strong foundation for creating beautiful Christian icons.
Along with the daily hands-on creative sessions, there will be short lectures and other visual inspiration and insight addressing iconography, creativity, icon history, theology and always good conversation and friendship over meals. The workshop will be held in lovely renovated studios in the vibrant arts center Flux in downtown Dublin, and is a convenient base from which to explore the rest of all that Dublin has to offer outside of class time.
ALL LEVELS WELCOMED.
