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In some ways it is surprising that I became an artist (apart from the lack of talent in painting that is…before someone comments!) I always find that music can transport me more readily and more powerfully than any painting can.…

Here are some neo-Coptic icons  at the Coptic Cathedral of St George at Stevenage in England.

I discovered this by trying to get hold of pictures of art by an English-Egyptian icon painter called Fadi Mikhail. He trained at the…

My New Icon Corner

by David Clayton on January 19, 2013 · 0 comments

I have recently created an icon corner in my home as a focus for our family prayer. I try to sing the Liturgy of the Hours every day. We didn’t have a lot of room and the place I live…

Today is the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. I offer two painting for consideration. The first is Italian baroque from the 17th century. The artist is called Sassoferratu. It is in the National Gallery in London. I regularly used…

Top Catholic Artist Offers Five Apprenticeships to Young Artists

by David Clayton July 3, 2012

Catholic artist James Gillick has begun a formal scheme of apprenticeships at his studio in England. He will take on 5 people per year and is even building an extension to his studio in Louth, Lincolnshire in order to house…

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The Art of Nina Somerset at St Silas the Martyr Church, in London

by David Clayton March 23, 2012

The following works of art were brought to my attention by a reader. They are by a lady who is otherwise unkown to me and who died in 1982, called Nina Somerset. The website of the church in which these…

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