Three children in costume (a draped ghost sheet, a pointed-hat witch and a jack-o'-lantern-headed outfit) walk away from the viewer with a small shaggy terrier on a leash. A row of elegant white Georgian townhouses with tall glowing windows and black wrought-iron fences recedes toward a hazy church spire, with carved jack-o'-lanterns glowing on steps and low walls.

Warm amber windows and lamplight meet a cool, misty sky, their reflections breaking into soft strokes across the wet, leaf-scattered street. Bare and gold-leafed trees line the way.

Thick impasto from a palette knife and loaded brush shows in the facades and foliage, with ridges of paint catching the light on a matte surface.