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A recent Mandilion of Christ. The icon panel itself becomes…

A recent Mandilion of Christ. The icon panel itself becomes the holy napkin! Enjoy of Christ#mandilion

Here is my latest icon. It shows St Columba of…

Here is my latest icon. It shows St Columba of Iona and St Kentigern Mungo exchanging staffs. Columba gave hospitality to a stork blown off course, and Kentigern plowed the land with a stag pulling the plough. Pray for us all you saints kentigern#st columba#aidan hart#western saints#icons

An icon just finished, The Finding of the Head of…

An icon just finished, The Finding of the Head of St Kohn the Baptist for New Jersey, USA#forerunner

The completed icon of St Ethelburga. This seventh century saint…

The completed icon of St Ethelburga. This seventh century saint was abbess of the double monastery of Barking, London, and founded All Hallows by the Tower, one of the oldest churches in London, for whom this icon was made Ethelburga#all hallows by the tower#Aidan hart#icons#western saints

Here is the latest phase of St Ethelburga’s icon. She…

Here is the latest phase of St Ethelburga’s icon. She was famed in her day for founding the great abbey of Barking and for her care for those with the plague. Pray for us today, St Ethelburga ethelberga#all hallows by the tower#aidan hart

St Ethelburga, the icon in process. Watch this space!

St Ethelburga, the icon in process. Watch this space!

Mosaic of Christ with the children

Mosaic of Christ with the children

I’m working on a mosaic of Christ with the children…

I’m working on a mosaic of Christ with the children for St George’s Orthodox Church, Houston. Tiny tesserae for the face – about 3mm square! More photos to follow#Houston#St George’s

Here are my wonderful new students for the next three…

Here are my wonderful new students for the next three years of the Icon Certificate programme of the Prince’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts. My previous students showed their amazing work at their Graduation show at Shoreditch, and some is now at Cornelissen’s, Great Russell St, London.

A detail of the gilding.

A detail of the gilding.

Jim Blackstone and I are gilding the iron icon screen…

Jim Blackstone and I are gilding the iron icon screen I made for St Clement’s church, Cambridge. This cunning screen folds away after The Orthodox parish have finished their services.

My five-day icon course at Walcot Hall, Shropshire. Students from…

My five-day icon course at Walcot Hall, Shropshire. Students from all over the world workshop#icon painting courses

The next episode of St Aidan’s icon! The gold of…

The next episode of St Aidan’s icon! The gold of the central icon has been burnished. On Thursday I will begin gilding the two leaves, which will have four scenes from his life aidan#icons#gilding#

Volvo V50 for sale

Volvo V50 for sale

The Volvo interior.

The Volvo interior.

Here is a recent icon of St Laurence that I’ve…

Here is a recent icon of St Laurence that I’ve painted. When told to give the emperor the riches of the Church, as the deacon in charge of almsgiving St Laurence gave away the church funds to the needy, then the gathered the poor and infirm and declared that these were the riches of the Church.

Greetings all. Here is a recent icon, for the beloved…

Greetings all. Here is a recent icon, for the beloved Shadid family in Houston. It shows all the family’s patron saints: Saints James, Dimitrios, George, Emilianos, Julitta and Kyrikos.

Here is my latest icon, of the 9th century Saint…

Here is my latest icon, of the 9th century Saint Ava. The icon commemorates the newly born child of God Ava of Ontario. Many years!

Here is an icon I’ve just completed often called Our…

Here is an icon I’ve just completed often called Our Lady of Perpetual Succour.

Detail of St Osgyth’s icon

Detail of St Osgyth’s icon

Here’s an icon is St Osgyth I’ve just finished. She…

Here’s an icon is St Osgyth I’ve just finished. She is an Anglo Saxon Saint, d. 700 AD, who founded a convent in Chick/Chich. Pray for us St Osgyth!

This is our temporary home on the Sandringham Estate while…

This is our temporary home on the Sandringham Estate while painting Anmer church!

Three of my students and I are painting a screen…

Three of my students and I are painting a screen at St Mary’s, Anmer, commissioned by Prince Charles. More photos to come as we progress! Great work Lee Harvey, Michelle Hazel and Lisa Abbott!

Here is a detail of an icon of St Clement…

Here is a detail of an icon of St Clement of Rome that I am painting for the Orthodox parish worshipping in St Clements, Cambridge#st clement of Rome

The mosaic of Christ Pantocrator, by Aidan. Installation at St…

The mosaic of Christ Pantocrator, by Aidan. Installation at St George’s Houston Texas to be completed today#Christ Pantocrator#St George’s Houston#aidan hart

With beloved Fr Hames Shadid in Houston Texas, to install…

With beloved Fr Hames Shadid in Houston Texas, to install two mosaics at St George’s Orthodox Church. This mosaic is by the greatly gifted Martin Earle, the one of Christ (pic to follow) by me, trying to catch up to my once apprentice#st george#martin earle#

Here is a recent icon, Noli Me Tangere. Mary mistook…

Here is a recent icon, Noli Me Tangere. Mary mistook Christ for the gardener. In fact, He is the new gardener, the Second Adam, fulfilling in Paradise what the first Adam failed to do. Enjoy#noli me tangere

Here is the most recent work, an icon of St…

Here is the most recent work, an icon of St Augustine of Canterbury, commissioned by the Archbishop of Canterbury’s office as a gift#augustine of Canterbury

I have just finished this invented “portrait”, a commission from…

I have just finished this invented “portrait”, a commission from a dear friend living in China. It is not an icon, but I have tried to express something of spiritual depth and mystery. It is painted only with four pigments: black, white, and red and yellow ochre painting

Christ the Saviour. The latest icon of Christ

Christ the Saviour. The latest icon of Christ

The Venerable Bede, for Beda Pontifical College Rome. My most…

The Venerable Bede, for Beda Pontifical College Rome. My most recent icon. Its design emphasizes the fact that Bede researched and wrote all he did within the confines of his monastery walls#beda college#icon#western saints

This is a new icon, commissioned by www.panorthodoxconcernforanimals.org. Two of…

This is a new icon, commissioned by www.panorthodoxconcernforanimals.org. Two of its themes is that we ought to treat animals with love and respect as creations of God, and that Christ has come to redeem not only the human race, but all creation, so marred by our human sin, including against animals, all too often cruelly treated by us humans#cruelty to animals#creation redeemed by Christ#Saint Isaac#John of Damascus

Designs for a side chapel

Designs for a side chapel

St Augustine of Canterbury. Just finished painting it – destined…

St Augustine of Canterbury. Just finished painting it – destined as a gift from the Archbishop of Canterbury of canterbury#icon#western saints#

Just finished this icon of the Transfiguration. Christ shows us…

Just finished this icon of the Transfiguration. Christ shows us “the nature of man arrayed in the original beauty of the Image of God.”

Here is my latest icon. It is of Saint Genevieve,…

Here is my latest icon. It is of Saint Genevieve, patron saint of Paris, a fifth century woman of prayer and a peacemaker. Pray for us St Genevieve!

New mosaic website

New mosaic website

Design consultant to St Ephraim’s Russian Orthodox Parish, Cambridge, UK

Design consultant to St Ephraim’s Russian Orthodox Parish, Cambridge, UK

Church extension

Church extension

St Mary’s Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Camberwell, London.

St Mary’s Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Camberwell, London.

Completed mosaics for St George’s Orthodox Church, Houston, Texas

Completed mosaics for St George’s Orthodox Church, Houston, Texas

Works for the Russian Cathedral of the Formation, Ennismore Gardens

Works for the Russian Cathedral of the Formation, Ennismore Gardens

Kiots for the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition, London

Kiots for the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition, London

Icon Diploma Exhibition

Icon Diploma Exhibition

Oratory of St Chad – Lady Chapel

Oratory of St Chad – Lady Chapel

Designs for a Choros

Designs for a Choros

Applications for 2016-2019 Icon Painting Diploma

Applications for 2016-2019 Icon Painting Diploma

Latest images of mosaics for St Georges, Houston

Latest images of mosaics for St Georges, Houston

Commissions for Fisher House, Cambridge

Commissions for Fisher House, Cambridge

Hanging oil lamp

Hanging oil lamp

Reliquary of St Vincent of Zaragoza

Reliquary of St Vincent of Zaragoza

Wrought Iron Screen, St Michaels and All Angels, Bedford Park,…

Wrought Iron Screen, St Michaels and All Angels, Bedford Park, London

Our Lady of Lincoln

Our Lady of Lincoln

Upcoming lecture in Cedar Park, Texas

Upcoming lecture in Cedar Park, Texas

Wrought iron screen commission, St Michael and All Angels Church

Wrought iron screen commission, St Michael and All Angels Church

Five Analoys

Five Analoys

New brass chandelier

New brass chandelier

Four living creatures

Four living creatures

Kivot for the Church of Mary Magdalene, Madrid

Kivot for the Church of Mary Magdalene, Madrid

Doors for the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Madrid

Doors for the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Madrid

New mosaic at St Martin’s Church of Wales, Roath, Cardiff

New mosaic at St Martin’s Church of Wales, Roath, Cardiff

Panels for Church Doors for new Orthodox church in Madrid

Panels for Church Doors for new Orthodox church in Madrid

Plaster maquette for Lincoln Cathedral commission: Our Lady of Lincoln

Plaster maquette for Lincoln Cathedral commission: Our Lady of Lincoln

New Wall Painting in Shrewsbury

New Wall Painting in Shrewsbury

A new Orthodox church design

A new Orthodox church design

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