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The panel
It all begins with a well-seasoned board of lime or poplar. I brace it against warping and sometimes clothe it in linen, which holds the ground better.
Iconographer · visual artist · Brașov
Icons and painting,
made by hand.
Orthodox iconography on wood, oil painting, pastel and mixed media. Exhibition pieces and bespoke commissions, made in my Brașov studio.
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Selected works
A selection of icons, paintings and studies. Filter by medium to see more.
Icon on wood
Icon on wood
Oil on canvas
Pastel
Pencil drawing
Mixed media
About me
I paint where the tradition of the Orthodox icon meets the freedom of contemporary painting.
I am a visual artist in Brașov. A good part of my work is iconography on wood — egg tempera and gold leaf, after the Byzantine canon — and the rest is oil painting, pastel and drawing, exhibition pieces and personal studies.
Every piece starts from carefully chosen materials and reaches completion through patient layers of colour. I take commissions gladly: from small feast-day icons and portraits to larger pieces for personal or liturgical spaces.
Iconography on wood
Oil painting
Pastel
Pencil drawing
Mixed media
Gold leaf
Process
How an icon is born
An icon isn't painted, it's written — through a sequence of patient steps, each with its purpose, inherited from a centuries-old tradition. Here is how a piece comes to life in the studio, from bare wood to the final layer of olifa.
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The ground (levkas)
I lay coat after coat of levkas — fine chalk bound with natural glue — then sand it until it is smooth and ivory-white. The icon will live on this surface.
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The drawing
I transfer the drawing from a traditional model and lightly incise the outline into the ground, so the line survives beneath the colour.
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Gilding with gold leaf
I apply bole and then gold leaf to the halo and background. Burnished with an agate stone, it catches the light and makes it tremble.
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Colour — from shadow to light
Pigments are bound with egg-yolk emulsion. I work from dark tones toward the highlights, in transparent layers — as light gradually rises from darkness.
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Olifa — the final layer
Finally, a film of olifa protects the icon and deepens the colours, uniting them under a warm glow. From here, the icon begins to live.
Commissions
How we work together
A commission is a collaboration. The steps below keep things clear, from the first conversation to delivery.
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Conversation
You tell me what you have in mind — subject, size, medium, timeline. We set the direction together.
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Sketch & quote
You receive a sketch or proposal and a clear quote, with price and timeline.
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Deposit & work
With a deposit, I begin the work. Along the way I send you photos of its progress.
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Delivery
The finished piece, signed and with a certificate of authenticity, collected from the studio or shipped.
Icon on wood
from 600 leiEgg tempera and gold leaf, after the canon. Price varies with size and complexity.
Portrait
from 500 leiPencil, pastel or oil, from a photograph or from life.
Oil painting
from 700 leiLandscape, still life or a theme of your choice, on canvas.
Pastel & drawing
from 350 leiStudies and finished works on quality paper or board.
* Indicative prices — replace them with your own. The final quote is set after we talk.
Contact
Let's get in touch.
For questions, collaboration ideas or just a kind word, write to me directly. I usually reply the same day.
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