“Shema”

The Meaning

Moses questions his ability to bring G-d’s message to the Hebrew people, you see it in his eyes, he is willing, but feels flawed.

Top left: The Burning Bush, hope and revelation
Top right: The Jordan River, Moses leads the people to the threshold of the Promised Land
Bottom left: The historical context that recalls the Egyptian enslavement and the Holocaust..
Bottom right: Hope, light and prayer (symbolized by the hanging prayer shawl, the talit) 

Description

– “Shema”, 30″ x 30″
– Oil on canvas
– 1997

Awards

– Saint Botoph Artist Foundation grant winner
– Helen Bumpus Gallery Esther Conant Memorial Prize, 1999