Painting description

In the painting we see a fairy-tale-like scene: a large figure is carrying a small house on its back. It has rounded forms and a nose slightly reminiscent of a plump potato, which adds a slightly grotesque note. Next to it stands a small girl with long, fair hair, as if pointing at something with her finger. The background is filled with a flock of birds that seem to drift in the light blue sky. The colors are primarily shades of brown, warm cream, and delicate blue, creating a calm and slightly melancholic atmosphere. The style of the painting is rather surreal. It reminds me of magical realism, where reality blends with the fantastical. The brushstrokes are delicate and the outlines soft, which lends subtlety to the composition. Looking at this scene, I feel warmth. There is something like an echo of childhood here, an echo of enchantment with simplicity. Perhaps it is a story about the burden of life that each of us has to carry—the house on the back seems like a symbolic burden. Is that the key to the picture? It’s interesting to note how the painting evokes different emotions. To me, it recalls childhood tales where anything is possible. The birds in the sky are like dreams that can lift us up. “I want a big friend like that too,” a seven-year-old would probably say. There is something wondrous in it, something that stays in the heart for a long time.