A small stone cottage with a steep, shaggy thatched roof sits in a clearing among tall old trees. Warm orange light glows from its windows, and a lantern hangs by the wooden door. Smoke curls up from the chimney. Cornstalks, a broom and a few pumpkins sit near the entrance.

Pale mist drifts across the ground and fades the trunks in the background. Leaves in red, rust and gold hang from the gnarled foreground branches. The paint is thick and sculptural, especially in the bark and stonework. The scene feels like a fairytale, both cozy and slightly haunted.