Icon Painting courses in 2025
This year’s program of specialist training courses are coming to an end. Thank you to all who have been with us and supported us, students and teachers. The Blessed Virgin Mary and St Dunstan Studio of Christian Art (Christian Art Studio) continues in its mission to offer facilities, community and resources for Christian Artists. Amongst our plans for 2025 so far are:
Monday 17th February 2025 to Friday 21st February 2025 A Course in Gilding with Peter Murphy.
This is a 5-day course suitable for both beginners & students of higher levels of ability, no artistic experience is required. The aim is to introduce students to different elements of gilding techniques, inc. water gilding and assist. The course fee includes provision of a panel from Miroslav Zivanovich, gold leaf, pigments, brushes and specialist gilding tools, burnishers, punches etc. Students are asked to bring sketchbook/paper, pencils, an apron and some good quality scissors.
Booking for this course will close Friday 17th of Jan (or as soon as places sell out)
Monday 17th to 21st March 2025 A Course in Mosaics for Iconography with Martin Earle.
We are offering a 5-day course suitable for beginners, hobbyists and the more experienced, no artistic experience is required. The aim is to introduce students to practical elements of building mosaics and the tradition of Christian Mosaic making. Students will work on a couple of projects, one simple and one more intricate. All work will be guided by expert award winning Christian liturgical artist Martin Earle. Specialist equipment and all materials will be provided by the studio for students use and students will come away with two completed projects.
Booking for this course will close Friday 14th of Feb (or as soon as places sell out)
Information for both of these courses can be found at www.christianartstudio.org
Course Booking Forms and Information posters are attached for your convenience. Please fill in and return to us as soon as possible as places are limited & likely to sell out. Where a course becomes oversubscribed, we will run a waiting list. If you would like to gift a course to a friend partner or family member, we would be very happy to produce a gift certificate on request.
Monday 30th May to Friday 3rd June 2025 Russo Byzantine Icon Painting Course with Irina Bradley.
For beginners and students of higher levels of ability. Information for this course can be found at www.benedictine-institute.org or by emailing info@christianartstudio.com.
Dr Irina Bradley is a long term friend and supporter of the Christian Art Studio & Ealing Abbey and we are very much looking forward to welcoming her back to teach another course.
We are also hoping to offer other courses including one(s) that might meet the needs of students interested in longer programs of study or Christian artists looking for opportunities for continuing professional development. It would be very helpful if you would contact us with any ideas you may have for how we might meet this need and develop our programme more generally. Please write to either myself or Fr Peter Burns, our Monk Director via this address. If you have an problems with any of the attachments please do not hesitate to get in touch,
Kind regards,
Mrs Maxina Studnik
Lay Director
The Blessed Virgin Mary & St Dunstan Studio of Christian Art
0208 194 2233
Ealing Abbey
2, Montpelier Avenue
Ealing
W5 2XP
Registered Charity Number 242715
Website : www.christianartstudio.org
Page date: February 1st 2025