A beautiful young woman returning from shopping has stopped before a flowershop window, transfixed by the brilliant color and exuberance of its bouquets and has left her satchel with its wine and bread to the side, in absolute wonder.

The lifelike, bright yellow lilies and hot pink and white carnations contrast with the cobalt blue glass vase and form the central focus of the painting, creating a certain primary-color electricity. Surrounding the flowers are overlays of reflections, muted colors and complex shadows, which allow us to see both outside the shop and inside at one and the same time. Carol loves to create scenes so real you could touch, smell and hold the flowers yet infused with a magical ambiance and mystery embodied in the inside-outside view. Reflected in the window, we can see what is behind the girl across the street from the flower shop. As she stands on the cobblestone street so typical of Tuscany towns, we see reflected in the window a bench in front of three darkened windows. The cobblestone street has formed criss-cross patterns that reflect in the window over the white pedestals and blue vase inside the shop, and across the girl's skirt, legs and shoes.

Overlaying the girl's expression of wonder and delight is another layer of reflections: The ornate yet subtle pattern of a brocade fabric placed behind the flowers as a backdrop for the window display. In the title, the use of the word "Reflections" has a double meaning, hinting at the internal thoughts of the young woman. She seems to be looking at the nearly-hidden bouquet to the right, on the higher pedestal. She is romantically dressed in a fetching blue outfit. Is she thinking of someone special?