Three whimsical sheet ghosts move from left to right across a forest clearing in the lower-middle foreground. Thick, dark, gnarled tree trunks frame them on either side. Dry golden grass fills the foreground, golden oak leaves fall through the air, and the forest behind softens into mist.

The ghosts glow gently against the dark bark in a chiaroscuro-like contrast, with a slight motion blur on the trailing edges of their sheets and the falling leaves. Heavy impasto and highly visible brushstrokes in the foliage, grass and bark give the painting a tactile finish and a cozy-spooky, mysterious air.