An icon is a sacred image of The Eastern Orthodox Church painted on wood in tempera by monks in monasteries. Most Russian icons are painted on wood in egg tempera, although by the end of the nineteen century oils started to predominate. Gold leaf is often used for halos or background. Sometimes a silver bronze rizza, a metal partial cover, is added to the icon; or a basma, a metal border. Both can also have jewels or enamel added. Horizontal slats are inserted into the back of the icon to retard warping. The artist’s goal was to pictorially illustrate the Eastern Orthodox narrative for the illiterate. It was in 988 that Prince Vladimir converted Kievan Rus (Russia) to Orthodox Christianity.
The exhibition runs July 8th – August 20, 2016 featuring a talk by Kent Russell, Curator and CEO of the Russian Icon Museum in Clinton, MA
July 8th, 2016 at 6:00 pm.
Liros Gallery Celebrates 50 years
Serge Liros, the owner of Liros Gallery is now celebrating it’s 50th anniversary. Serge and Merrill opened Liros Gallery in 1966 in Alexandria, VA, offering old masters paintings and drawings as well as paintings by modern expressionists, and graphics by well known artists. Twenty years later he moved to Blue Hill, ME while also also operating two galleries in Alexandria at that time. “ We specialized in Russian icons and 19th century American and English paintings, prints and maps. I continued that here in Blue Hill, as well as offering restoration services, framing and appraisals.”
Liros Gallery is located at 14 Parker Point Rd in Blue Hill, Maine 04614. For more information, email liros@lirosgallery.com, call (207)374-5370, or visit lirosgallery.com.
Save the date for the Winter Show & Market, featuring art, gifts, and goods by more than thirty New England makers. Find original artworks starting at $25, books by Maine artists and authors, art supplies, and more. Works will be available in person and in our online shop and can be collected at the […]
When Aurora Winkler founded Art Agent Maine in 2017, she brought together two worlds she knows intimately: the business side of galleries and the creative life of working artists. After nearly two decades in Maine’s gallery scene and with formal training from Maine College of Art and Sierra Nevada College, Winkler has built a practice […]
Tiny Treasures: West Gardiner, Maine: Shop Maine Craft presents Tiny Treasures, a collection of work by Maine Crafts Association member Kharris Brill alongside a showcase of small scale work by 20+ artists, on view November 4 through December 31, 2025 at the Center for Maine Craft in West Gardiner. About the Exhibition: Join us this holiday […]
The Farnsworth Art Museum presents “Along the Goose River: Andrew Wyeth’s Secret Subject,” a landmark exhibition featuring 26 paintings by Andrew Wyeth, including 15 never before shown publicly. The exhibition unveils an intimate and lesser-known aspect of Wyeth’s work inspired by the Goose River and the abandoned Hoffses House in Cushing. Discovered by Wyeth in […]
Handworks Gallery in Blue Hill presents “Loosely Based in Landscape,” a new exhibition of mixed-media works by Janelle Delicata, on view from Nov. 13 through Dec. 31. Visitors are invited to meet the artist and explore her layered, textural approach to landscape during the reception from 1 to 4 p.m. Nov. 29. Gallery hours are […]
Belfast author Linda Buckmaster will celebrate the launch of her new book, “Journey Waters: Poems, Prose, Places,” with a reading and reception at Local Color Gallery in Belfast from 2 to 4 p.m. Nov. 9. The reading will start at 2:30 p.m., followed by a reception. In “Journey Waters,” Buckmaster revisits the home waters of […]
As the vibrant colors of summer and fall fade into quieter days, Art Space Gallery extends heartfelt thanks to everyone who visited this year — to enjoy exhibitions, meet artists, and take home original artwork. While there will be no Art Walk in November, the gallery’s annual Small Works Exhibit promises to brighten the season. […]
Meetinghouse Arts Gallery is proud to present “Capturing Light,” an exhibition of works by these artists offering unique perspectives on the mesmerizing light and landscapes of coastal Maine. The show runs from November 7th through November 16th, 2025, at the gallery’s downtown Freeport location. Six Maine Painters, Liz Prescott (acrylics), Björn Runquist (oils), Margaret Creighton […]
Don’t miss the final weeks of “Gisela McDaniel: Inina,” the artist’s first solo museum exhibition in the United States, on view at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art through Nov. 16, 2025. Named one of Art Mag’s 30 Most Influential Artists Under 30 in 2025, Gisela McDaniel is a diasporic, Indigenous Chamoru artist who takes […]
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