Original Flowers That Last

Flowers That Last: A Celebration of Love

Flowers have a fleeting beauty—a brief bloom that lights up our days before fading away. But their meaning lingers, woven into the tender moments of our lives. The Flowers That Last series was born from this desire to preserve the joy and sentiment behind every bouquet gifted and every blossom picked.

Each painting captures the essence of my favorite flowers: orchids, roses, tulips in happy colors—symbols of grace, love, and renewal. From bold, large-scale oil canvases to delicate, mixed media pieces on paper, this series is as diverse as the stories it celebrates. The smaller works, intimate in size, evoke a child’s small hands offering freshly picked wildflowers or the charm of an arrangement gifted from a local florist.

This collection is dedicated to mothers everywhere:

• To the moms who treasure the wildflowers their children place in their hands, radiant with love.
• To the mothers who smile at bouquets gifted by their husbands, wishing the flowers would never fade.
• To those who dream of motherhood but face struggles unseen, and to the mothers whose children dwell in their hearts and in heaven, waiting for a joyful reunion.
• And to those who wish to hold on to the memory of flowers from a loved one that is gone in one form or another—a way to preserve the beauty of spirit and the joy they brought into our lives.

Flowers are so much more than just petals and stems; they are tokens of love, acts of kindness, and carriers of cherished memories. May these paintings serve as flowers that never fade—a celebration of the bonds we hold dear and a lasting reminder of the love that shapes us.