Beyond Beauty As far back as cave art and Egyptian hieroglyphs, representations of flowers, their beauty and their illusiveness, have been found to have a universal appeal. More than that, floral art has been an important part of many famous painters' works such as Manet, Monet and O'Keeffe, often helping to define their legacies. Synonymous with impressionism, throughout history artists have explored and experimented with the floral image as there is something very satisfying about painting a flower and preserving just what it was like forever The work of Cathleen Daly goes beyond traditional documentation in botanical illustration and delves into the emotional and impermanent world in which we live. Daly's watercolors are rendered with such precision and painstaking care; these passionate expressions are transformed into unique treasures that create an aura of solitude in a world of havoc.