这幅油画作品是大朴的新作，描绘的是初春时期青海郊外的景色. 这幅作品在色彩和光的表现上独树一帜。墨绿色的群山在阳光的照射下显得那般壮丽．近处深红色的灌木林以及白色的羊群使整个画面充满生机．画家对大自然的光色变化观察和研究得十分透彻，加上娴熟的绘画技巧，极大地提高了油画色彩的表现力。画家在描述这幅作品时说，当时就被这壮观的景色所吸引，尤其是背后那群山，在阳光的照射下真有一种说不出的激动．
The path leads ones eye from the bottom of the painting to the sheep and, then, to the mountain. The herd of sheep, in the foreground, are done in nice detail. It is the end of winter, and spring is just beginning, so, the bright colors of the season are only just starting to emerge, and the painting gives a slightly dark feel, as nature shakes off the dullness of winter, on the backside of the Himalayas. The trees and shrubs are still partly bare, and the mountains, in the background, just beginning to come to life and done in black and dark green, are striking: the light and shadow give them the illusion of three dimensions. The dark yellows of the grass and dark red of the shrubs, which are just beginning to sprout their new growth, make for a nice overall color balance.