The composition for this painting came to me after I had a dream about my recently deceased pet rabbit. In the dream I was kayaking through a swampy area of Lake Orion, my rabbit was sitting on top of the water. He hoped towards me, asked for his ears to be scratched, then slowly disappeared beneath the layer of lily pads. The smell of the lake was so distinct, the dream was so vivid, I needed to travel to Michigan to see if he was there waiting for me.