Oil on Canvas

59" x 36"

I was working on a lighting revision at the florist of former first lady, Barbara Bush.  I was watching one of the arrangers sorting flowers and purposefully tossing specific blossoms and stems into a blue ceramic basin.  As I looked down from my perch I stated, “Those are beautiful.”

She replied, “Yes, but not pretty enough.”  It became clear that she was discarding them.  My reverence for life draws near the extreme of anthropomorphism so I chose to remember the flowers that were cast away before their purpose was fulfilled.