Neighbors and family crowd a backyard as the day fades. A man tends a fire-lit grill on the left, children wave sparklers in the middle, and a group laughs around a picnic table dressed in a red and blue runner.

Strings of warm bulbs run across the trees, and small flags hang from the fence and branches. Behind them a clapboard house glows from its windows under an orange and blue sunset. Thick, visible brushstrokes and a glowing palette give the oil painting a nostalgic, festive warmth.