A woman in an oversized dark green wide-brimmed hat sits at a table, absorbed in an open book whose dark green cover bears the words READ MORE in small gold-cream serif capitals. The brim hides most of her face, leaving only her nose, lips and jaw visible. Dark wavy hair frames her shoulders, a gold hoop earring catches the eye, and she wears a long black blazer-style robe with dropped shoulders.

A white cup and saucer rests on the table, and the edge of a woven cane-back chair peeks into the frame. The half-length figure sits right of center, leaving soft negative space across the left two-thirds of the mottled background.

Soft, even, diffused light and loose, chunky brushwork with visible directional strokes and a palette-knife-like paint application give the matte, canvas-grained surface a serene, contemplative mood.