John Kasyn’s Winter on Eastern Avenue depicts a quiet row of brick workers’ houses under fresh snow, rendered with crisp linework and restrained, earthy colour. The façades alternate between warm reds and cool greys, their chimneys punctuating a pale winter sky traced with bare, interlacing branches. Snow lies thick along rooflines, fences, and window sills, creating sharp white accents that define the architecture.

A single lit window glows amber at centre, introducing a note of human warmth against the stillness of the street. The wooden fences form a steady horizontal rhythm across the foreground, partially buried in snow, while scattered boards and debris suggest everyday urban wear softened by winter. Kasyn balances solidity and atmosphere—precise outlines anchor the scene, while washes of muted colour and snow-muted tones convey cold, silence, and calm—capturing an intimate, lived-in moment of a Toronto neighbourhood at rest.