I have completed my first icon since August. To give some perspective to this, I have averaged two icons a month over the last ten years.
As regular readers know, I began having trouble painting last spring, and it took a while to figure out that I had cataracts, which made hand-eye coordination excruciating.
After cataract surgery, which wonderfully restored my sight, with new detail and even brighter colors, I did not paint much because, at first a lack of time, and then a lack of confidence.
I was out of shape, and trying to complete the Mother of God of the Sign icon that I had been working on since last Lent was daunting. My bride wisely suggested that I do something simpler, so I did an image of the Saviour, one I have assigned to my students in the past. It was good advice, and I again began to gain skill and confidence. For the first time in a long time, iconography is again calming and refreshing.
glad to hear daniel. i hope you can again have the joy iconography has brought to you.Good for Michelle! spouses are always there to help you see things from outside yourself; when i was first nursing our oldest it was not working at all when Scott came over and so matter -of- factly positioned her correctly on me.Worked ever since! LOL