final touches, the border and silvered frame

adding detail to the clothing

completing the halo and lettering

petit lac stage

reinstating the lines

first few layers of lights

my work space on holiday in County Cork, Molly's Cottage, Pallas Pier.

what an inspirational and beautiful peninsula.

New icon of the Prophet Daniel (150 BC)  - meaning God is my Judge.

He holds a scroll of biblical text

wears the robes of the prophet to a royal court and a head tefillin showing his Jewish faith. 

(Taken for a slave as a youth to the Persian king Nebuchadnezzar, Daniel rises in favour because of his interpretation of the king's dreams.)

beginning stages of the icon. 

Trying out the gold paint instead of gold leaf.