A Brush with God: An Icon Workbook

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A one-stop guide to icon painting, including the history and spirituality of icons as well as simplified, step-by-step icon-painting technique.

Reviews

"This is a fabulous resourcepractical, spiritual and fun."
Publishers Weekly

"In our culture images can form us or deform us. It is therefore essential to our spiritual health to be surrounded by images that are life-giving and inspiring. My first icon retreat with Peter was a transformative experience. His book now beautifully captures his gifts as an iconographer and teacher."
Diane Hamel, member of the Liturgical Art and Environment Commission for the Diocese of Grand Rapids, Michigan

"Through workshops and now this marvelous book, Peter Pearson makes praying with icons entirely accessible to contemporary hearts and minds. A Brush with God combines wise reflection with practical instruction . . . a valuable resource for beginning and experienced iconographers alike."
Meredith Gould, Ph.D., author of The Catholic Home: Celebrations and Traditions and Come to the Table: A Catholic Passover Seder

"Much like its author, A Brush with God is a gentle and soulful treatise on the essence of iconography. Concise and practical yet still a comprehensive primer that will prove invaluable to all iconography students."
Jody Cole, iconographer

"The mastery that Peter Pearson has long brought to the creation of icons, and the skill that he has shared in teaching this art on his icon retreats, he now offers to a broader public in the pages of this book. But most generously, Peter's humble but compelling spiritualitythat suffuses all three formsis his greatest gift to the believer and the Church."
Fr. Rock Badgerow

"This little book is one of the more refreshing titles to appear in the spirituality genre in recent years. A few hours with Pearson and a canvas may bridge many a reader's gap between contemplation and action. Highly recommended."
Library Journal

"A Brush with God is an informative guide to properly painting your own icon oriented art for such similar purposes, and is highly recommended for its outstanding easy-to-use and exceptionally instructive nature.
The Midwest Book Review

"Recommended for artists, specifically iconographers, and for libraries in churches of Eastern religions or those with icons as part of worship and faith traditions.
Church and Synagogue Library Association

Author Bio

Peter Pearson, a former Benedictine monk, is a priest of the diocese of Bethlehem. He is one of the better known American iconographers. Through his workshops and seminars, as well as the European pilgrimages he leads, he has worked with more than 2000 students.