Back on February 17th I completed the drawing for what I thought was going to be my next icon - a triptych of the Mother of God of the Burning Bush (or the Unburnt Bush) with flanking figures of the Prophet Moses and the Prophet Isaiah for the prayer corner of the little oratory in my studio.
My plan was to pray and meditate on the theophany at Sinai during Lent when Roman Catholics read and ponder the Book of Exodus.
It was a great plan, except that my Lent this year started on the 24th of February when I discovered that I couldn't move without being in terrific pain and ended up going down to Seattle for back surgery (I'm doing much, much better, thank you!) and a long recuperation.
As October begins and the year is almost over, I'm grateful to say that this icon is finally underway. This afternoon I finished applying the red ochre trace lines and shadows on each of the figures and backgrounds.
If you are interested, please join me as I post from time to time on this new project.
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