Small children in pointed witch hats, flowing ghost sheets and one red dress walk single file along a stone path, shown as simplified side-profile silhouettes. A carved jack-o'-lantern sits at the foot of a large bare tree with a few golden leaves, and a white two-story farmhouse with a covered porch and twin brick chimneys stands behind a picket fence.

Soft, diffused autumn daylight and a hazy sky leave the scene free of hard shadows. Dry-brushed, scumbled paint and a speckled, weathered surface give it the matte, primitive feel of Americana folk painting, in parchment, pumpkin gold and faded terracotta tones.