Bro. Cletus George Behlmann died on Tuesday, July 12, 2016. He was 82 years of age and 62 years of Marianist life.
Bro. Cletus was a well-known artist in South Texas. His artistic skills were recognized by many. He generously assisted non-profit organizations through the donation of his artwork. He was a patron of the arts.
His immediate surviving relatives are his brothers: Harry Behlmann, Lambert Behlmann, Robert Behlmann, and a host of nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and nephews.
FUNERAL SERVICE
Visitation will begin Monday, July 18th at 4:00 P.M. at Holy Rosary Parish followed by a Mass of Transferal at 5:00 P.M. A reception will follow the service in Conference Room A at the University Center at St. Mary's University. Bro. Cletus' remains will be shipped to St. Louis, MO for burial at the Maryhurst Cemetery on Saturday, July 30th.
Published in Express-News on July 17, 2016
Bro. Cletus Behlmann, S.M., a Marianist Brother, taught for 19 years before arriving in San Antonio to become a full time artist.
His first opportunity to study art came at age 28, when he studied at the Chicago Institute of Art and Washington University in St. Louis. He settled in San Antonio in 1977 and began operating the St. Mary's University Art Center.
It is thanks to his artistic inventiveness that the gallery, studio, and center reflect art and convey beauty. Cletus has a drive that fires both his creative imagination and productivity. He has been called "shockingly productive." He works in a variety of media: metal, acrylics, watercolor, batik, pastels, stained glass, ceramics, handmade paper, linoleum prints, crayola and others.
Although his themes range from religious to folk art to abstract, the overall leitmotif of his work is in "celebration of life," from the wonders of nature to the wonders of God's Redemption.
Cletus' canvasses suggest a joyous symphony of bold, bright colors, so different from the discreet and delicate expression of the message he wants to convey. The deeply spiritual quality of his work, for instance, is a little more suggestive than it is obvious. Essentially a religious artist, Cletus wants the beholder to discover the relationship and ultimate unity between religion and life.
Cletus has traveled and painted in much of the United States, as well as Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taipei, Bangkok, most European countries, and much of Central America.
Bro. Cletus Behlmann, S.M., is the director of the St. Mary's University Art Center in San Antonio, Texas. He studied at the Chicago Institute of Art and Washington University in St. Louis. His work is widely known throughout San Antonio and South Texas.
source: cletusart.com
Bro. Cletus was a well-known artist in South Texas. His artistic skills were recognized by many. He generously assisted non-profit organizations through the donation of his artwork. He was a patron of the arts.
His immediate surviving relatives are his brothers: Harry Behlmann, Lambert Behlmann, Robert Behlmann, and a host of nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and nephews.
FUNERAL SERVICE
Visitation will begin Monday, July 18th at 4:00 P.M. at Holy Rosary Parish followed by a Mass of Transferal at 5:00 P.M. A reception will follow the service in Conference Room A at the University Center at St. Mary's University. Bro. Cletus' remains will be shipped to St. Louis, MO for burial at the Maryhurst Cemetery on Saturday, July 30th.
Published in Express-News on July 17, 2016
Bro. Cletus Behlmann, S.M., a Marianist Brother, taught for 19 years before arriving in San Antonio to become a full time artist.
His first opportunity to study art came at age 28, when he studied at the Chicago Institute of Art and Washington University in St. Louis. He settled in San Antonio in 1977 and began operating the St. Mary's University Art Center.
It is thanks to his artistic inventiveness that the gallery, studio, and center reflect art and convey beauty. Cletus has a drive that fires both his creative imagination and productivity. He has been called "shockingly productive." He works in a variety of media: metal, acrylics, watercolor, batik, pastels, stained glass, ceramics, handmade paper, linoleum prints, crayola and others.
Although his themes range from religious to folk art to abstract, the overall leitmotif of his work is in "celebration of life," from the wonders of nature to the wonders of God's Redemption.
Cletus' canvasses suggest a joyous symphony of bold, bright colors, so different from the discreet and delicate expression of the message he wants to convey. The deeply spiritual quality of his work, for instance, is a little more suggestive than it is obvious. Essentially a religious artist, Cletus wants the beholder to discover the relationship and ultimate unity between religion and life.
Cletus has traveled and painted in much of the United States, as well as Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taipei, Bangkok, most European countries, and much of Central America.
Bro. Cletus Behlmann, S.M., is the director of the St. Mary's University Art Center in San Antonio, Texas. He studied at the Chicago Institute of Art and Washington University in St. Louis. His work is widely known throughout San Antonio and South Texas.
source: cletusart.com
Bro. Cletus George Behlmann died on Tuesday, July 12, 2016. He was 82 years of age and 62 years of Marianist life.
Bro. Cletus was a well-known artist in South Texas. His artistic skills were recognized by many. He generously assisted non-profit organizations through the donation of his artwork. He was a patron of the arts.
His immediate surviving relatives are his brothers: Harry Behlmann, Lambert Behlmann, Robert Behlmann, and a host of nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and nephews.
FUNERAL SERVICE
Visitation will begin Monday, July 18th at 4:00 P.M. at Holy Rosary Parish followed by a Mass of Transferal at 5:00 P.M. A reception will follow the service in Conference Room A at the University Center at St. Mary's University. Bro. Cletus' remains will be shipped to St. Louis, MO for burial at the Maryhurst Cemetery on Saturday, July 30th.
Published in Express-News on July 17, 2016
Bro. Cletus Behlmann, S.M., a Marianist Brother, taught for 19 years before arriving in San Antonio to become a full time artist.
His first opportunity to study art came at age 28, when he studied at the Chicago Institute of Art and Washington University in St. Louis. He settled in San Antonio in 1977 and began operating the St. Mary's University Art Center.
It is thanks to his artistic inventiveness that the gallery, studio, and center reflect art and convey beauty. Cletus has a drive that fires both his creative imagination and productivity. He has been called "shockingly productive." He works in a variety of media: metal, acrylics, watercolor, batik, pastels, stained glass, ceramics, handmade paper, linoleum prints, crayola and others.
Although his themes range from religious to folk art to abstract, the overall leitmotif of his work is in "celebration of life," from the wonders of nature to the wonders of God's Redemption.
Cletus' canvasses suggest a joyous symphony of bold, bright colors, so different from the discreet and delicate expression of the message he wants to convey. The deeply spiritual quality of his work, for instance, is a little more suggestive than it is obvious. Essentially a religious artist, Cletus wants the beholder to discover the relationship and ultimate unity between religion and life.
Cletus has traveled and painted in much of the United States, as well as Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taipei, Bangkok, most European countries, and much of Central America.
Bro. Cletus Behlmann, S.M., is the director of the St. Mary's University Art Center in San Antonio, Texas. He studied at the Chicago Institute of Art and Washington University in St. Louis. His work is widely known throughout San Antonio and South Texas.
source: cletusart.com
Bro. Cletus was a well-known artist in South Texas. His artistic skills were recognized by many. He generously assisted non-profit organizations through the donation of his artwork. He was a patron of the arts.
His immediate surviving relatives are his brothers: Harry Behlmann, Lambert Behlmann, Robert Behlmann, and a host of nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and nephews.
FUNERAL SERVICE
Visitation will begin Monday, July 18th at 4:00 P.M. at Holy Rosary Parish followed by a Mass of Transferal at 5:00 P.M. A reception will follow the service in Conference Room A at the University Center at St. Mary's University. Bro. Cletus' remains will be shipped to St. Louis, MO for burial at the Maryhurst Cemetery on Saturday, July 30th.
Published in Express-News on July 17, 2016
Bro. Cletus Behlmann, S.M., a Marianist Brother, taught for 19 years before arriving in San Antonio to become a full time artist.
His first opportunity to study art came at age 28, when he studied at the Chicago Institute of Art and Washington University in St. Louis. He settled in San Antonio in 1977 and began operating the St. Mary's University Art Center.
It is thanks to his artistic inventiveness that the gallery, studio, and center reflect art and convey beauty. Cletus has a drive that fires both his creative imagination and productivity. He has been called "shockingly productive." He works in a variety of media: metal, acrylics, watercolor, batik, pastels, stained glass, ceramics, handmade paper, linoleum prints, crayola and others.
Although his themes range from religious to folk art to abstract, the overall leitmotif of his work is in "celebration of life," from the wonders of nature to the wonders of God's Redemption.
Cletus' canvasses suggest a joyous symphony of bold, bright colors, so different from the discreet and delicate expression of the message he wants to convey. The deeply spiritual quality of his work, for instance, is a little more suggestive than it is obvious. Essentially a religious artist, Cletus wants the beholder to discover the relationship and ultimate unity between religion and life.
Cletus has traveled and painted in much of the United States, as well as Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taipei, Bangkok, most European countries, and much of Central America.
Bro. Cletus Behlmann, S.M., is the director of the St. Mary's University Art Center in San Antonio, Texas. He studied at the Chicago Institute of Art and Washington University in St. Louis. His work is widely known throughout San Antonio and South Texas.
source: cletusart.com
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