Betsy Porter
Art and Iconography
ICONS BY LORETTA HOFFMANN
LORETTA HOFFMANN of Houston, TX
Loretta and I shared a table, as well as
mutual technical and artistic help, at a
Prosopon workshop in Austin, TX, March
2007. We were painting an icon of Christ
Emmanuel, learning shell gold work.
Left; Saint John the Baptist
13 x 17 inches
Right; The Prophet Elijah in the
Desert, Fed by a Raven
13 x 17 inches
Our Lady of
the Sweet Kiss
7 x 9 inches, 2007
Christ Emmanuel
11 x 14 inches, 2007
The Image Not Made by Hands
(The Mandylion) 12.5 x 12.5 inches
Christ Enthroned
7 x 9 inches, 2007
The Prophet Elias (Elijah)
9.5 x 12.5 inches
Our Lady Peligonitissa
(of the Playful Infant)
7 x 9 inches
The Guardian Angel
13 x 17 inches, 2005
The Evangelist Saint Mark
9.5 x 12.5 inches
Simeon the God-Receiver
7 x 9 inches
Mother of God of Tenderness
11 x 14 inches, 2008