The “Madrid Prize”

The “Madrid Prize”

Your vote can help send me to Madrid to study directly from great works by Velazquez and Titian! My 2023 pair of paintings, Saints Rose of Lima and Martin de Porres, has been selected from 1200 entries from 48 countries as one of the top ten finalists in...
The Crown of Flames and the Thurible

The Crown of Flames and the Thurible

Gwyneth Thompson-Briggs, Sacred Heart and Immaculate Heart, 24 x 30 inches, oil on canvas, 2023 This pair of paintings is inspired by the apparitions to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque in the late 17th century and to Sr. Lucy of Fatima in the early 20th century. Christ...
The Passion of the Infant King

The Passion of the Infant King

Gwyneth Thompson-Briggs, oil on canvas, 22 x 28 inches, 2022 This painting endeavors to make visible two theological paradoxes. We see the Christ Child at about the age of reason, and yet already His Precious Blood trickles down His forehead, and His hands, raised in...
Portrait in Sackcloth and Scarlet

Portrait in Sackcloth and Scarlet

Gwyneth Thompson-Briggs, St. Peter Damian, oil on canvas, 40 in x 32 in, 2021 “Poca vita mortal m’era rimasa,quando fui chiesto e tratto a quel cappelo,che pur di male in peggio si travasa.”– Dante, Paradiso, canto 21, vv. 124-26 “Little of...
The Rule & the Dove

The Rule & the Dove

A quiet Umbrian glow suffuses the new portraits of Saints Benedict and Scholastica by sacred artist Gwyneth Thompson-Briggs. She achieved it by painting mostly on sunny August afternoons, when the light in her studio reflected off the oak floors, casting a soft gold...