Stephen Johnston’s Nocturnal series captures fragile blooms suspended in jars, set against black voids. This still life recalls the vanitas tradition while meditating on memory and impermanence. Flowers appear luminous yet fleeting, preserved yet already fading. The glass jars become vessels of both containment and vulnerability, evoking moments paused in time. Each composition speaks to endurance - beauty holding against the dark, presence resisting erasure. Johnston’s refined technique draws attention to detail and transience, reminding viewers of what persists and what slips away. Flowers in a Jar no.11 offers quiet reflection on the passage of life, death and everything between.