Five heirloom pumpkins and gourds, in ivory white, charcoal-sage, terracotta and tan, are cradled in a rustic woven twig basket with curling dried stems. The group sits left of center, leaving generous dark space to the right.

Soft light from the upper front-left makes the white pumpkin the brightest point while everything else fades into shadow. Thick ridges of impasto on the pumpkins and dry-brushed strokes in the basket stand out against a smoky, thinly scumbled background.