COMMISSIONS
Commissions recently completed are shown below. Since images speak directly to our hearts, icons speak to many people. They embody the tenets of Christian faith as well as history and help to teach and remind of us important spiritual principles. Using traditional materials of pure pigments and 23k gold leaf gilding, I create beautiful icons for many churches nationally and internationally as well as for private collectors.
Remember, it takes time to create icons- gathering materials, drawing, planning, painting, shipping- so many factors go into when an Icon can be completed. So, please bear this in mind when considering a commission for your home or church. I do have a large body of completed icons, that can be shipped fairly quickly. Feel free to contact me with your requests.
HOW TO COMMISSION AN ICON
· To Commission an Icon: email Christine with the idea or image that you would like. You can share photos or other examples of icons that are close to what you are looking for.
· Decide on the size. SHare photos of the wall or room where the icon will be hung, discuss possible sizes and mediums. Share budget considerations. Once the project description is cleear, Christine will send a proposal with item line expenses and costs. once agreen upon, send 50% of agreed upon cost before the drawing begins.
· Once the drawing is complete, the painting begins! Christine will email progress photos of the Icon, THEN, once completed, will send a photo of the completed icon.
· the balance is due upon completion anD BEFORE DELIVERY.
EMAIL OR CALL WITH QUESTIONS: chales@halesart.com
Icons for Saint Vincent’s Church in Albany, New York, written by Christine Hales
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING: “NEW YORK, NY, US, September 26, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ — The online gallery Russian Icon Collection is pleased to introduce the talented American artist Christine Hales who creates new religious icons for a young generation of Christians. Her icons are a perfect combination of centuries-old iconographic traditions and contemporary painting techniques and approaches. Works by Christine Hales are in many private collections and homes of Christian believers and are in a number of churches throughout the United States. The artist also gives icon painting classes at monasteries, universities, and online.”
CALIFORNIA, 2023: “The icons arrived in good shape and they are just wonderful. I can not be more pleased and grateful that God has bestowed such a marvelous gift upon you and that you use it to give Him Glory through the images that you write of the Lord, His Blessed Mother and all the Holy Saints and Angels. Be assured that I will sing your praises whenever someone asks by whose hand it was wrought. Blessings to you and keep up the great work! Fr. Patrick
Saint Patrick
Known as the patron saint of Ireland, he holds a remarkable story that captivates the hearts of believers and non-believers alike. Born in 5th-century Roman Britain, Patrick was captured by Irish raiders at a tender age and carried away to Ireland as a slave. During his six years of captivity, he found solace in his faith and eventually heard a divine voice that guided him to freedom.
After returning to his homeland, Patrick felt a deep calling to spread the teachings of Christianity among the pagan tribes of Ireland. Despite facing numerous challenges and even threats on his life, Patrick fearlessly devoted himself to his mission and tirelessly traveled across the Emerald Isle, baptizing converts and establishing countless churches and monasteries. His most renowned act, perhaps, was using the three-leafed shamrock as a visual aid to explain the concept of the Holy Trinity. Saint Patrick's unwavering faith, resilience, and boundless love for the Irish people make him an enduring symbol of Christian devotion and forgiveness.
Patrick fearlessly devoted himself to his mission and tirelessly traveled across the Emerald Isle, baptizing converts and establishing countless churches and monasteries. His sense of unwavering faith, resilience, and boundless love for the Irish people make him an enduring symbol of Christian devotion and forgiveness. In this icon are scenes from the life of Patrick all around the borders. Fr. Aidan, who commissioned the icon, shared all these stories to be added to the icon. It was a great collaboration!
PARTIAL LIST OF COMPLETED ICON COMMISSIONS
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Fairfield, Ca., 2023
· Saint Peter’s Church, Lakewood, Ohio, Icon Commission, Altar 2019
· St Thomas Church, Crooms, Maryland, Sanctuary Icon Commission
· Saint Patrick’s Church, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Icon Commissions, 2017, 2018
· Icon Commission of five contemporary saints for Seattle Washington Episcopal Church 2016-2017
· Christ Pantocrator Icon for Sanctuary Door, Elizabeth Ann Seton High School in Seattle Washington 2017
· Most Holy Redeemer Mausoleum, RCDA Albany, NY, two 8’ x 4’’ Icons of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha and Isaac Jogues
· Saint Vincent’s Church, Albany, NY Eight, 4’x3’ panels of eight saints; Saints Francis, Rose of Lima, Pope John xxIII, Vincent de Paul, Elizabeth Ann Seton, Louise de Marillac, Kateri Tekakwitha,Dorothy Day, for the Altar Piece 2014-2015
· Graymoor Monastery, Garrison, NY, Two Patron Saint Icons , Mother Lurana White, and Father Paul Wattson, in Egg Tempera 8’ x 4 ‘ panels 2015
· St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Catskill, NY Stations of the Cross Icons 2008
· Christ the King Spiritual Life Center, Greenwich, NY, Christ the Healer Icon 2001
· Grace Church, Waterford, NY, Stations of the Cross Icons 2001