A man and woman sit on a verandah by the sea - she lost in contemplation, he scanning the horizon through binoculars. The painting is done in a stylised and expressive way, with realistic details that are not realistic at all, despite the attention to detail, and that is the whole point of this painting -- something to look at and wonder about, rather than a mirror held up to reality. The viewer is free to use their own imagination and create their own story about what is going on here.