Four bats fly across the whole canvas at varied sizes and angles, wings fully outstretched and seen from slightly below. They are painted loosely and impressionistically as soft dark silhouettes, with small pointed ears and faintly lit, delicately veined wing membranes.

A thick crescent moon of raised cream impasto glows in the upper right, with small hand-dabbed stars and speckles scattered through the dark sky. Hazy peach clouds catch the light along the bottom edge, and the visible linen weave and matte finish give the oil painting a quiet, spooky-yet-gentle mood.