The revival of icon painting in Russia nowadays is a very gratifying circumstance, but at the same time it's a hard process not only for Palekh. It is taking place in one of the oldest and most well known center of icon painting in old Russia, owing to the keeping of the iconic technique in the lacquer miniatures, spiritual harmony of it's images. Russian Orthodox icon is a rich, never endless, material with out any analogues and the life itself prompts the painters understanding of the sacred images.

Each image of Jesus The Savoir, The Godmother and John The Baptiser apprehends as a ray of light, bringing people piece and consisting the most in mystery of the spiritual life. Alexey Shelev could be mentioned as one of the most talented and well-known icon painter in the modern Palekh. His icons shine to the souls of people in USA, where he has participated in several exhibitions; Great Britain, Germany, Canada, France, Netherlands, Israel and of course many parts of Russia.

Requested and bought by Russian collector.

You could order the specific iconography and size of icon. It will be done by the strict iconic technique and will bear deep roots of the Palekh Icon Painting. Please have a look at the other religious pieces from different artists