The idea was to give prominence to the flow of water, as a metaphor for the flow of life itself.

Thus, in the foreground the work shows a series of narratives through its details, such as crystalline water flowing between the stones (as a symbol of a pure place in nature), ferns by the water (symbol of resistance and skill ), a butterfly (symbol of purity and hope) or pine trees (which represent longevity, perseverance and fidelity).

The landscape stretches in a succession of planes towards the horizon, from the foreground that makes up the water channel where the greens of the vegetation are radiant and contrasted, to become increasingly fainter and bluish in the distance.

The painting represents the stream of the Arroyo de Peñalara, which runs through the Mountain of that name, the highest in the Sierra de Guadarrama of Madrid (Spain). Both sketches "au plein air" and photographs taken on site have been used to carry out the painting in order to carry out the work in the studio.