I was using flowers to depict fragile and fleeting beauty because it is what we spend the most time trying not to lose. But there are so many other fleeting things that effect your quality of life to a greater degree like: Energy - which we take for granted but sure do miss when it's gone. Strength - we think we will always have Clydesdale-like power but one day you can't open a bag of chips. Health -which we don't do much to hold on to and in reality most of my healthy habits were vanity induced anyway. Life - we waste so much of it concentrating on the quest for beauty and youth and focusing on how we don't make the grade. It permeates all the important things we need to have joy.
So why not stop and visually smell these flowers!! And then visually have an ice cream (less calories) Noooo eat it - go for joy!!

Acrylic and mixed media