A blue vase rests on a red surface, holding a plant made only of reaching stems — fluid, energetic, and unresolved. Warm yellows and oranges fill the background, creating a sense of openness and intensity.
The work was created from a place of anger, a feeling often hidden within moments labeled as joyful or carefree. Rather than contradicting the title, this tension gives it meaning. Young and Happy reflects a phase where optimism, impatience, and emotion exist together — where happiness is real, but never simple.