The Magpie

What you see

A snow-covered field fills the lower half. A low fence crosses it from left to right, broken by a ladder-like wooden gate where the magpie perches. On the right, behind trees heavy with snow, a house with chimneys peeks through. In the distance on the left, the land dissolves into white light.

Almost everything is white, but a white full of nuance: cream where the sun strikes, blue and lilac in the shade. The fence casts long blue shadows toward us, a sign of a low sun. The strokes are soft and creamy. Don’t miss the round snowy mound beside the fence at the center, and the signature in the lower right.