A Commission.
"The Canticle of the Creatures" has also been translated as "The Canticle of Creation" or  "...Sun".  St Francis drew inspiration from the book of DANIEL 3: 51-90.

 John Vennari (R.I.P.) and originally published in the April 2002 edition of the paper. As John thoroughly demonstrates, the false ecumenical and interreligious “spirit of Assisi” and is the very antithesis of the real St. Francis of Assisi, a staunch Catholic who called all men—even the Islamic Sultan of Egypt—to convert to the one true Faith for salvation. May the true St. Francis of Assisi intercede for the Church Militant on earth and obtain deliverance from the false “spirit of Assisi”! – Matt Gaspers, Managing Editor

For this series, I draw inspiration from late medieval /early Renaissance and Flemish painters, as well as more contemporary artists and techniques. Below are close-ups from my two completed paintings. I utilized traditional egg tempera and mixed mediums. Each painting will be of original design and not copied from another artist's work.

©2017 CMJentz. Southern Cross Sky, mixed media

Sister Earth, shown in progress

Brother Fire

A request for Australian landscape.