A kites

A girl in a blue dress stands laughing as she lets out string for a diamond-shaped kite, while two other children sit together on a white cloth spread over dry grass, one in a straw hat, watching the kites overhead. Swallows swoop through the pale sky, and a distant figure flies another kite near a fence.

Loose, dry-brushed washes of ochre and gold render the meadow grasses, while the figures and kites keep cleaner outlines and softer flesh tones. Warm autumnal color dominates the composition, cooled only by the pale sky and white blanket. Light, airy brushwork and the children's animated poses give the watercolor a breezy, cheerful playfulness.