We asked Jim Janknegt from Austin, Texas to paint an interpretation of Jesus' parable, The Rich Fool. You can see his finished icon above. You can also delve into the creative process along with Jim and follow his progress with the video diary below. There are also close-ups and details from the work.

Before you look at the video diary read through the parable yourself to familiarise yourself with its detail.

Rejesus is developing a tradition of commissioning artists to produce work about Jesus. We started with photographer Lizzie Everard and then poet Jude Simpson. Now comes painter Jim Janknegt

We've had our eye on Jim's wonderful icons from gospel stories for some time and we were delighted when he agreed to our brief to paint his interpretation of The Rich Fool.