Icon Painting: Our Lady of Lourdes

About this course

The workshop explores the traditional icon-painting process through an image of Our Lady of Lourdes, shown in the Grotto of Massabielle with a white robe, blue sash, rosary and yellow roses. Participants create their own icon while learning how egg tempera and the Russian dry-brush method are used together. The image is built gradually with minimal pigment and fine, delicate layers. This approach develops the soft, luminous quality associated with traditional icon painting and provides an introduction to the devotional context of the subject.

What you'll learn

• Apply traditional egg tempera techniques in icon painting
• Use the Russian dry-brush method with minimal pigment
• Build an image through fine, layered brushwork
• Create an icon of Our Lady of Lourdes using traditional methods

Is this course right for you?

The course is listed as suitable for all levels and is structured as a practical workshop in which participants create an icon while being introduced to traditional techniques. The format involves sustained, detailed painting rather than observation alone.