A friendly ghost draped in a flowing cream sheet, with two simple dark oval eyes and no other features, is shown from the chest up at the center of the picture. Its bouquet spreads almost edge to edge, a lush mix of peonies, dahlias, chrysanthemums and small wildflowers in cream, peach, dusty rose and muted mauve, with sage-green leaves and slender dried branches fanning outward.

Against a plain warm taupe background the light is soft and even, with no harsh shadows. Confident, loose oil brushwork shows the canvas weave, with thicker dabbed paint in the flower centers and thinner, softer strokes in the fabric and background, so the effect is sweet and gentle.