Margaret Schofield - Stop and Smell the Roses

Margaret Schofield

Stop and Smell the Roses  2019

oil on canvas

51H x 40.5W cm

Eventually beautiful flowers wilt so don’t forget to cherish them. I am a beautiful flower that is wilting, as I have cancer and have limited time left on this earth. I am not sad. I am happy. I have lived a glorious life to the best of my ability with the knowledge that I have. So please, don’t forget to be grateful. Be grateful that you can walk, run, skip, jump, swallow, talk, hold a steady hand… for these things are wilting away for me.

It is the circle of life. Try not to spend too much time being sad, because there will never be another you. And you are AMAZING. We are all miracles. Live your best life. Right to the end.

Margaret Schofield

Margaret Schofield is 80 years young and has been painting as a hobby for the past 30 years. Over the years, she has been an enthusiastic and committed artist, exploring her arts practice with the guidance of various tutors, alongside selling many of her paintings in various art exhibitions around Brisbane.

Margaret was employed most of her working life in aged care and is now a resident in aged care home.  Margaret is a highly regarded artist who continues to attend regular art classes at her nursing home.  Margaret has 3 daughters and 4 grandchildren.

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