A full-bodied wild tom turkey with its tail fully fanned stands right of center in a golden meadow. Orange and dusty sage-grey pumpkins nestle among tall dried wildflowers and grasses along the bottom edge. Farther back on the left, a small white farmhouse with a gray roof sits beside a pumpkin stand with tiny, loosely suggested figures.

Rust-orange and gold trees frame both sides and close off a low horizon under a hazy, overcast sky. Thick impasto strokes with a palette-knife quality build up the feathers, foliage and grasses, giving the scene a matte, textured, harvest-time feel.