On the verandah

On a sunlit veranda, one woman braids another's hair beside a pink-clothed table set with coffee cups, macarons and flowers. A girl in a red skirt stands holding a black-and-white cat, while through the open door a red-hooded figure crouches on the boards outside and, further on, a woman in teal crosses a passage; pale draped fabric and wicker furniture frame the scene.

Warm pinks, whites and honeyed wood tones give the composition a soft, sunlit glow, with the red hood and teal dress punctuating the palette. Handling is smooth and detailed, and the layered glimpses through successive doorways lend the domestic scene a gently unsettling, dreamlike depth.