Those who live must be prepared for change.

Rust, acrylic, coffee, stain, paper, charcoal, felt-tip pen and oil pastel on canvas
 100x100

 Picked flowers wilt, wallpaper yellows, water in vases begins to smell. And yet, there is a fascinating beauty inherent in transience. And what might happen if we didn't pick flowers, but simply watched them grow? In this work, I have captured the tension between transience and vitality with bold colors and dynamic forms. It is intended to remind viewers that change is inevitable and that beauty lies in transformation.

 You see the flowers wither and the leaves fall, but you also see fruits ripen and new buds sprout. Life belongs to the living, and whoever lives must be prepared for change.

 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe