Illustration Friday: Brave

The first thing that popped into my head when I read this week's Illustration Friday theme, "brave," was a painting I made last year of a young girl called Helen.  Although I never had the opportunity to meet Helen personally, I get the sense that she was one gutsy girl.  By some mysterious coincidence, just as I was imagining what Helen's adult life might have been like, this new piece of evidence surfaced:Just as I suspected!  She was a great adventurer!  The only mystery that plagues me is the incongruity between Helen's 1920s style clothing and the Cherokee class 10-gun brig in the background.  My (wikipedia-educated) understanding is that most of those ships had been decommissioned by the late 19th century.  What can this mean?!  Possibly that I watch too much LOST?  Oh, and here is the original painting of Helen as a child:
Just in case you weren't in the mood to click on the link above;)  Didn't want you to miss it.