North Wall

Images on the North Wall, in order of appearance from the back of the nave (west) to the front (east).

Sanctuary

The sanctuary at Holy Cross Church. A view from the nave:

Full-far

The images of the Theotokos and the two angels in the apse, as well as the archangels in medallions on either side of the iconostasis, were already in place for many years before I started work at this church. Those icons were painted on canvas and applied to the wall. A parishioner had painted the dark blue backdrop and the red line in the apse. Above the apse there is another medallion with the image of Christ “not made by hands” (cut off in the picture here).

Full-close

The central image I painted in the sanctuary is the Communion of the Apostles. There are two full-figure hierarchs pictured on either side of this image, and then six more in medallions on the arch above the iconostasis. Pictures here.

There are two saints visible only from inside the sanctuary: St. Theophil, the fool for Christ of the Kiev Caves and St. Ilarion the Georgian of Mount Athos.

 

St-Theophil St-Ilarion

Canticle Authors

The eight images at the top of the east wall show the Old Testament prophets whose words are used as the beginning canticle for each ode of a Canon.

Etimasia

The Prepared Throne. This is the central image on the ceiling of the sanctuary (direcly above the altar).
ThroneStepping back, we can begin to see the image as it relates to the rest of the sanctuary paintings.

Throne-2

West Wall

West wall of Holy Cross Church.
Entire-West-WallThe top figure is the Hospitality of Abraham

Hospitality-of-AbrahamThe image at the bottom behind the choir stand (and the temporary scaffold) is the choir of angels, together with four hymnographers.

Angelic-ChoirThe image leading out of the church is of a group of missionary saints.

MissonariesOn the wall between these three main images is a vine with favorite saints of the Holy Cross church community.

Vermont

Paintings from Strafford and Marshfield, Vermont.

All paintings shown are available for purchase. Please contact Seraphim for more information.

Theotokos

Theotokos-of-the-sign
This is the central image in the sanctuary. The angels at the Communion of the Hierarchs below are unfinished.