Yocheved and Baby Moses - Charcoal
Artist's Statement: The charcoal shown below is the third of four I have drawn as studies for an oil painting of Miriam (Moses’ sister) comforting Yocheved (mother of Moses and Miriam) as Yocheved has decided to abandon her infant son, and place him in a basket on the Nile River, in the hopes of saving his life. In contrast to the other three charcoals, this one omits Miriam so as to guide me to a greater focus on Yocheved. In this charcoal, I see Moses’ mother moments afte