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Bernadette Gaudin
+33 (0)6 04 01 93 31
bernadette.gaudin@outlook.fr
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If you have any questions, or for any information, just contact me (see contact at the bottom of the page)
Would you like to have an Icon for your house or your apartment, for your bedroom, or for your prayer corner?
Are you looking for a special gift, may be a birthday, for Christmas, or for Baptism, first Communion or Confirmation, for a wedding or jubilee, for retirement or for other special events...?
Would you like to show a special sign of friendship or communion?
Each Icon is painted according to the traditional technics (egg tempera painting). It is hand painted and gold-
An Icon It is not just a beautiful picture, but a real presence of a spiritual dimension. An Icon is a window which opens our eyes and our mind to the invisible.
An idol stops the view and imposes on the noticeable, whatever it may be -
Each Icon is a unique specimen created with much energy, effort and patience. Usually I pray for the person who will be the owner of this gift or any other special intention.
To order an Icon...
Some are immediately available (check the gallery) and marked with a star.
Most of time, an Icon is ordered. In this case I can help you to support and inform you regarding selection of the picture/person/scene, the colour and the size according to your personal wishes.
The following ought to be discussed:
The price
The price is calculated individually depending on the complexity of the composition (several figures, biblical scene), the size of the board, the use of gilding and decoration with ornaments.
I can tell you the estimated price.
Below is an example of the price for an icon of the Mother of God with the child, cutout of the bust, gilding of the halos including a linden board:
60 x 80 mm: approx. 260 € (work with magnifying glass)
110 x 140 mm: approx. 320 € (work with magnifying glass)
160 x 210 mm: approx. 400 €
210 x 260 mm: approx. 520 €
260 x 330 mm: approx. 730 €
320 x 400 mm: approx. 1020 €
400 x 500 mm: approx. 1500 €
Option gilding the background +60% of the price.
The shipping costs are at your expense.
The time for painting
Usually for an Icon 3 to 4 months are needed, since 2 months are required for drying before it can be finished with lacquer, then 14 more days for drying are necessary. When an order is very urgently needed, I try to get it finished in time, but of course I need to respect the necessary time of drying. The time may be extended depending on the pending orders.
If you have any further questions, or for any information, just contact me:
The iconographer’s prayer
“O Divine Lord of all that exists
and me your servant,
enlighten and direct my soul,
my spirit and my heart.
Guide my hands,
so that I may worthily
and perfectly portray your icon,
that of your Holy Mother and of all the saints,
for the glory, joy
and adornment of your Church.
O Lord bless my efforts
that my work serve
to lift up my soul in your presence
for the glory of your Holy Name.”