Our daughter was going through a period of transition a few years ago and it was difficult to see her struggling to find her place. I painted her in a beautiful dress and setting showing how beautiful she is to me but yet her circumstances were so fluid and unsettled. Her facial expression is guarded reflecting her uncertainty about her immediate future.  Glowing light and bright colorful lilies float above her on the waters surface reminding her and the viewer to see hope can be very close at hand.