Nika Icons

07/22/2026

Icon Painting for grownups this September. Deadline to register is August 4th. Group will meet online on Tuesdays 5-6pm PST. Register with Saint Athanasius Academy St Athanasius Academy

Register for this course:

https://courses.saaot.edu/courses/icon-painting-for-adults---tues-800-pm-with-veronika-mcleod-26-27

06/05/2026

Meeting at the Golden Gate. Saint Joachim and Saint Anna, icon for a newly married couple.

05/29/2026

Sometimes you have to start over again….and again…and yet again… this is called repentance.

If the surface dries with cracks for reasons like humidity in the air, wrong paint consistency or surface problems, I take off layer of paint and apply paint again. I am not afraid to show it here publicly, because everyone is doing it at some point in their work, especially in the beginning.

God help.

04/12/2026

Christ is Risen!
Truly He is Risen!

Blessed Pascha 2026! We have met Risen Christ at the night service with our whole family of 5:) Baby Xenia slept the whole time and woke up in time for communion and the feast:) Older kids did well, I hardly saw them until the end of the service.

Ask me in the comments of you want to know what I did to keep baby sleeping in the church stuffed with people to the maximum.

Blessed feasting to all! We have to celebrate now for 40 days!

04/05/2026

Opening up Holy Week with baby Xenia’s baptism.

03/31/2026

03/23/2026

Churching for my little Xenia 8.03.2026

Glory to God she is here! I still in awe about the fact that we get to experience life with little humans right from the beginning, when they are so little. A Miracle!

01/21/2026

Icon of Christ as seen in the wedding pair from previous post. I painted this one about 1.5 years ago on commission.
15x20cm
Linden board with oak braces
Natural pigments
Handmade egg tempera
Olifa finish
Genuine 23.5 K Gold Leaf

Get on the waitlist for 2027-2028 commissions after my return from maternity leave.