The art depicts the rawness of Nature as un-contained, but it’s beauty still eternal.
The scene is deep autumn, symbolic of death-in-life. Before the onset of winter, the dying leaves fall to the earth. The skulls represent the fleeting nature of beauty & how death gives meaning to life. It is all a part of nature’s rich cycle: the fall's leaves become fertilizer for spring’s new growth.
The Unicorn's horn, suggests spiritual vitality. Like an all-seeing third eye, it sees dreams and inner vision. The horn mitigates the effects of poison. The waters are changed into a cure when the unicorn touches its horn into the water.