OIL PAINTING 24x30cm Pond in the Forest

The figurative, the determined, the defined. I'll leave it hanging by a thread. 
That means that I first put shapes and colors on the canvas, more or less as I usually do, but I don't try to work them out in a targeted manner. Why should I clarify, improve, elaborate or detail them?
Still, I think they can refer to something that you can also see around you, such as a pond in the forest. How can I provide shape and color with minimal instructions to resemble something? And do they still do what I ask them? Or would they rather go their own way.