
Pastel & Ink on Paper
Artist’s Statement: What we see is a Divine plan, but first: a family drama. Did Jacob (subliminally or not) favor the oldest son of his beloved wife Rachel over his other sons? That's how it appears. He sent Joseph to find his brothers. Was that a smart idea? In human terms it's debatable. The teller of dreams in which his father, mother and brothers would serve him wore his beautiful coat when he talked to the brothers. That angered them. They are human. They were shepherds in work clothes and this fine gentleman came to "spy" on them. If it wasn't a Divine plan it would be a nice Shakespearean drama, measure for measure. But it was a divine plan!