Experienced icon painter retreat led by Dmitri Andreyev. Register for a 6-day retreat in beautiful Grand Coteau, LA.
This workshop is for experienced icon painters only. Students should have taken several previous classes or workshops with the Prosopon School or with St. Elizabeth Icon Studio, and they should have completed several icons in the Prosopon style of icon painting. For information about beginning-level workshops, please visit www.stelizabethiconstudio.com
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP THE VIRGIN OF THE PASSION
TOTAL COST: $1595.00
(includes 36 hours of instruction, private room and meals for 6 nights and days, egg and mixed paint for the class. Students provide icon board & other art supplies).
DEPOSIT OF $300
(non-refundable, non-transferrable) is required to reserve a place in the class. Deposits will be refunded in case of workshop cancellation.
DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION: APRIL 15, 2025
Class size is limited to 20 students. Please register as early as possible.
DEADLINE FOR PAYMENT OF REMAINING BALANCE OF $1295.00: MAY 19, 2025
CANCELLATION DEADLINE: MAY 23, 2025
(If you cancel after May 23, only half of your balance of $1295.00 ($650.00) will be refunded unless another student takes your place in the workshop. This is the policy of Grand Coteau Retreats and is beyond our control).
COMMUTER COST: $1295.00
(excludes lodging; includes lunch and use of the facilities). Same terms and deadlines apply.
ABOUT THE ICON
Our icon will be similar to the historic Byzantine icon pictured above: an image of Virgin holding Christ Emmanuel, with the two angels in the upper area holding the instruments of Christ’s Passion: the cross and the spear. The Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches know this image as the Virgin of the Passion. A variant of this icon is known in the Roman Catholic Church as Our Lady of Perpetual Help. We recommend that this icon be painted on a standard size 13”x17” icon board, but you may adjust the drawing to fit any size board you wish. If you choose to work on a larger board, please keep in mind that in this workshop two students share an 8-foot table, so your painting area is 4 feet.
PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS
You must purchase your own board and complete the preliminary preparation before coming to the workshop: transfer the drawing, gild the halos (and optional background or kovcheg if you wish), and do the line work. The class will begin with painting the roskrish. Packets with the drawing and the preparation instructions will be mailed soon after the April 15 registration deadline so that you will have adequate time to complete the preparations. Two icon board makers that we recommend are Daniel Cervantes ([email protected]) and St. John’s Workshop (www.stjohnsworkshop.com). St. Elizabeth Icon Studio ([email protected]) has a limited supply of flat 13x17 boards.
ARRIVAL & DEPARTURE
Arrive on Monday afternoon, June 9, before 5:00 pm. Dinner is at 6:15 pm, followed by an evening session in the studio at 7:00 p.m. The workshop ends after lunch on Sunday, June 15, with Sunday morning dedicated to individual consultations. If you are flying into Lafayette, please schedule your flights accordingly. We offer complimentary transportation to and from the retreat center and the airport. If necessary, an overnight stay at the retreat center on Sunday night may be arranged directly with St. Charles College for an additional fee of $140.00. IF FLYING, PLEASE CONTACT ANNETTE CHAPMAN BEFORE BOOKING YOUR FLIGHTS: EMAIL: [email protected] PHONE (337) 212-1181
for questions about preparation, content of the workshop & flight arrangements
Contact the Coordinator, Faye Drobnic at [email protected] OR (337) 344-7031
for questions about registration, lodging, meals & the retreat center
Contact Joschlyn at Grand Coteau Retreats at [email protected] OR (337) 662-5251
