Jim Janknegt’s rich fool

The brief

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.

 The Rich Fool by Jim Janknegt

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

Rich Fool parable

During one of Jesus’ public teaching sessions he was asked by a man in the crowd to sort out an argument about dividing inheritance. The Rich Fool was his answer. Read the incident for yourself.

Jim’s video diary

Follow Jim’s creative process through these five video diaries. Jim shares his studio with a small menagerie some of whom are quite raucous.

Details and close-ups

Stills, details and close ups of the work, images of Jim’s studio.

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