I was raised Roman Catholic and have since become an Anglican. I was trained as an architect and am now retired. I have always had a fascination and interest in religious art of all kinds. My first intensive icon painting workshop was with renown iconographer Peter Pearson, USA. For the past several years, I have been studying weekly with renown iconographer Daniel Neculae, Belgium with a focus on the 12-13c Byzantine style. I am experimenting with different types of gold, silver and copper leaf techniques. Lately, I have started...more