Medusa lounges under a large yellow parasol in a candy-striped deck chair. She wears teal cat-eye sunglasses and holds a double-scoop cone of coral and lemon ice cream. Her snake hair is dressed with small pink bows, and the snakes seem calm and amused.

Behind her, turquoise waves roll toward a rocky headland with whitewashed houses, and a few beachgoers and parasols dot the sand. Thick, buttery strokes of oil paint, built up with a palette knife, give the sand, sea and parasol a tactile surface. The mood is sunny, humorous and relaxed.