Samuel anoints Saul privately and then sent him home to his family but not without a spiritual encounter along the way. Saul must have found the experience eye opening. Then came the day of coronation. Samuel couldn’t help but remind the crowds that their request for a king meant their rejection of God as their king. Who could follow that introduction holding their head high? So Saul did what any socially aware person might do; he hid with the baggage. Eventually he was found and crowned, but not without a few naysayers. This painting is a linoleum block print and watercolor.