St Alexios the man of God- hand painted eastern orthodox icon religious iconography of Greece

Description

I always liked the imaging of St Alexios the Man of God, especially in vintage russian icons and here I tried to represent Him using a special technique to make the icon look vintage. The icon was hand painted, with several layers of egg tempera, on a special gessoed canvas that was wrinkled after painting, and then covered on edges with a special plant dye that gives the icon an antique patina. The same dye was used to paint the wood that the canvas was attached on. Finally the icon was sealed with traditional wax varnish (or keronefto in Greek made with turpentine and wax) something that makes the light colours even more brighter Finally the icon comes tenderly protected in its individual handmade felt bag, together with some instructions how to care for it, a little sachet of herbs from our garden in Crete -and our typical icon favors - Perfect for a personal gift.