Icon Painting Advanced Course: Free Subject 1/2027

The course is suitable for those with basic icon painting skills and those who have already painted a few icons, as well as more advanced painters. The subject to be painted on the course is chosen according to the painter's initial skill level and is painted using the traditional egg tempera technique on a pre-primed icon board. If desired, the background or halo of the icon can be gilded, and it is also possible to learn how to use assist gilding, for example, in the radiant highlighting of garments or wings. We will jointly discuss the content and theology of the chosen icon subjects during the course. Supplies and materials can be purchased from the Lay Academy. Course instruction begins on 14.1.; accommodation for the previous night is included in the course price, any meals on 13.1. are paid for at Trapeza at normal prices. Please note that those under 35 years old receive a 40 percent discount from the price of icon painting courses. Iconographer Alexander Wikström is the teacher. The language of instruction is Finnish. Special price, no other discounts.

The Epassi mobile application can be used as a payment method on this course.