Snowman with Knit Beanie and a Scarf

Friendlier than the top-hat snowman, and considerably more graphic. Flat shapes, thick outlines, almost zero rendering — closer to a children's-book illustration than a painted scene. Big knit beanie with a cream cuff and pom-pom, twig arms, a long patterned scarf in red, cream, blue, and orange that wraps twice and trails down past the body.

The scarf is where the work lives. Zigzags, stripes, alternating bands — a small repeating-pattern puzzle dropped into an otherwise simple design. Snowflakes drift across a deep navy sky and the snow at the base picks up cool blue shadows.