Announcing Greek Icons: Early Christian and Byzantine Art Coloring Book

At Hopeful Hands Press, we believe that coloring can be more than a quiet pastime — it can be a doorway into history, theology, and prayer. That's why we're overjoyed to announce the release of our first title, Greek Icons: Early Christian and Byzantine Art Coloring Book, devoted to the breathtaking visual language of Byzantine iconography.

Why Icons?

For over a thousand years, Byzantine and post-Byzantine iconographers have used line, gesture, and gold to tell the story of the Christian faith — not as portraiture, but as theology written in image. Every fold of a garment, every halo, every Greek inscription carries meaning that has been carefully preserved and handed down through generations of monastic and lay artists alike.

With Greek Icons, we wanted to invite colorists of all backgrounds — art lovers, history enthusiasts, and Orthodox Christian readers alike — to slow down and engage with this tradition line by line, brush stroke by brush stroke.

What's Inside

Across 130 pages — including more than 50 icons to color — Greek Icons guides readers through:

• Foundational instruction on the history and meaning of Byzantine iconography

• The Twelve Great Feasts, rendered in traditional composition and iconographic detail

• The Four Evangelists, each accompanied by their symbolic representations

• Beloved saints, complete with authentic Greek titles, epithets, and inscriptions

Every plate has been developed with careful attention to iconographic correctness. Our goal was a book that honors both the art historian's eye for accuracy and the devotional reader's expectation of authenticity.

A Book for Coloring, Contemplation, and Connection

Whether you pick up Greek Icons to relax with colored pencils, to deepen your understanding of Christian art history, or to spend time in visual prayer with the saints and feasts of the Church calendar, we hope this book becomes a companion for reflection.

Greek Icons is now available from Hopeful Hands Press. Grab your pencils, open to the first plate, and begin coloring your way through centuries of sacred art.

Hopeful Hands Press creates coloring books that bring history, faith, and art within reach of every hand.