Marcellus Hall’s “Winter Wonders”

For the cover of the February 26, 2024, issue, the artist Marcellus Hall set out to celebrate the pleasures of the season—from skating and skiing to cozying up with a book. “It was satisfying to use a steel nib and dip pen with ink for this pattern of winter images on a background of snow,” Hall said. “It allowed me to collaborate with the tooth of cold-pressed watercolor paper.”