Courses and Retreats in 2012
I have developed a series of exciting courses in Western and sacred art offered at Thomas More College. Also, if you would like me to come to you teach either of these retreats or an icon painting class where you live I can travel! These are easily organised locally – contact me and we can discuss it.
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IconographyDates: Students arrive between 1:00pm and 5:00pm on Monday, July 23rd and depart after 9:00pm on Saturday, July 28th Cost: $1,395, including tuition, room, and meals. $995 if commuting. In this two week course, you will learn skills of drawing and painting in the iconographic tradition, commonly associated with the Eastern Church (although it is also deeply engrained in the Western Church tradition as well). This course will link the stylistic elements of the iconographic tradition with the theology and philosophy of the Church that forms them.You will be instructed in the drawing of icons, how to transfer the drawing to a panel, and will learn the entire iconographic painting process, including the making of the paint with pigment and egg yolk. You will also learn how icons promote prayer. Previous training in art is not required for the Iconography course. |
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Way of Beauty Summer Retreats: Traditional Paths to Creativity and InspirationDue to high demand last year, this year we have two retreats organised Dates: First retreat:Friday, July 6 – Sunday, July 8. Cost: $300, including tuition, room, and meals. This retreat is based on a traditional education given to artists to develop their ability to apprehend beauty and open them up to inspiration. As such it is appropriate for artists, but would be of interest to anyone who wishes to be more creative in whatever they do. This residential courses in prayer and culture will transform the spirit and direct you to the via pulchritudinis, the “way of beauty” – the divine path to creativity, love and joy. Through this Retreat, you will learn about traditional culture – art, architecture, music – and how it reflects the rhythms and patterns of the cosmos. You will also explore how the cycles and rhythms of the liturgy – the formal and public worship of the Church – participate in the same heavenly standard. In the chapel, you will learn to chant the Liturgy of the Hours. The Liturgy of the Hours is a simple and beautiful prayer that enables you to “breathe” with the Church. It is so simple, in fact, that you can take it back to your family or your choir so they can chant it too. Apart from the Mass, the Catechism tells us, the Liturgy of the Hours is the most powerful and effective prayer. The two retreats cover the same ideas, but have a slightly different emphasis. The first retreat focusses more on general principles, and as such is appropriate for those who have not been on one before. The second focusses more on learning prayer and studies the manifestation of these principles in selected works of art. As such it is more appropriate for those who have either been on a Way of Beauty retreat before, or are more interested in learning about chanting and praying the liturgy of the hours. Previous training in art is not required for the Way of Beauty Summer Retreat. Click here to applyand for more information
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