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...
Darkness & Blood: A New Pietà

Darkness & Blood: A New Pietà

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood: before the great and dreadful day of the Lord doth come.—Joel 2:31 The Prophecy of Joel After the descent of the Holy Ghost on Pentecost Sunday, when St. Peter preaches the Gospel for the first time, he...
Pietà with Saints John and Mary Magdalen

Pietà with Saints John and Mary Magdalen

Christus factus est pro nobis obediens usque ad mortemChrist became obedient for us unto death—From the Gradual for Maundy Thursday, based on Philippians 2:8 On Monday of Passion Week Gwyneth began working on a commission for a Pietà with Saints John and Mary...