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Painting a Magnificent Dome in South Carolina

By Andrew Gould on August 5, 2016
Painting a Magnificent Dome in South Carolina

I would like to share a great milestone in the history of my own parish – the painting of the dome. Holy Ascension in Charleston, South Carolina, was consecrated in 2008. We have looked forward to the completion of the dome with great anticipation, and the results have far exceeded my own expectations. I believe it […]

Posted in Architecture, Iconography | Tagged Byzantine, Charleston, dmitri shkolnik, dome, holy ascension, iconography, keim, Orthodox, painted, pantocrator, pendentives, prophets, silicate paint, Vladimir Grygorenko August 5, 2016

Heaven Is Round. Earth Is Square.

By Jonathan Pageau on November 13, 2014
Heaven Is Round.  Earth Is Square.

This is post 4 of 4 in the series “Ancient Cosmology Today” Jonathan Pageau uses a phenomenological approach to explain traditional cosmology and its symbolism, explaining in what manner it is crucial to our experience of being in the world. Most of The Time The Earth Is Flat. Where is Heaven? Heaven and Earth in […]

Posted in Architecture, Iconography, Liturgy, Theory, Vestments | Tagged Andrew Gould, Architecture, bible, building, cosmology, cosmos, dome, earth, flat earth, heaven, Icon, Jonathan Pageau, pantocrator, pendentive, sphere, square, square earth, Symbolism April 7, 2017

Completion of Dome Fresco in Santa Rosa, CA

By Andrew Gould on July 24, 2014
Completion of Dome Fresco in Santa Rosa, CA

A masterpiece of iconography has recently been completed at St. Seraphim of Sarov Orthodox Church in Santa Rosa, CA (OCA). The dome is the work of Fr. Patrick Doolan, a renowned iconographer trained by Leonid Ouspensky. He and his assistant, Fr. Moses, painted the dome in true fresco over the course of the past year. […]

Posted in Iconography | Tagged Byzantine, dome, fr. patrick, fresco, Icon, iconography, Orthodox, Patrick Doolan, prophets, russian, Santa Rosa, seraphim July 24, 2014

Update on the Dome Frescoes at Santa Rosa, CA

By Andrew Gould on March 11, 2014
Update on the Dome Frescoes at Santa Rosa, CA

Iconographer Fr. Patrick Doolan and his assistant, Father Moses, continue their extraordinary fresco work at St. Seraphim of Sarov Orthodox Church in Santa Rosa, CA (OCA). They have recently completed the angel range of the dome. (The first phase – the Pantocrator – was described in this article from last fall.) These photos show their work over […]

Posted in Iconography | Tagged angel, angel range, Byzantine, dome, fresco, Icon, mural, Orthodox, Santa Rosa, seraphim July 3, 2014

Dome Fresco Underway in Santa Rosa, CA

By Andrew Gould on September 20, 2013
Dome Fresco Underway in Santa Rosa, CA

It is a rare treat to see the work of Fr. Patrick Doolan in progress. A renowned iconographer trained by Leonid Ouspensky, Fr. Patrick is a master of true fresco. For a number of years, he and his assistant, Fr. Moses, have worked to fresco St. Seraphim of Sarov Orthodox Church in Santa Rosa, CA […]

Posted in Iconography | Tagged Byzantine, dome, fresco, Icon, iconographer, iconography, Leonid Ouspensky, Orthodox, pantocrator, Patrick Doolan, Santa Rosa, St. Seraphim of Sarov September 20, 2013
 

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