Trying to interpret a piece.

"Home for Blue Jays", by Rebecca Richman

After reading a piece for literature class on the relationships between Semiotics and Art History, I took a moment to reflect on what I know of semiotics and to prime my own definition of semiotics. Originally I knew semiotics concerned symbols amongst art pieces, and later I found that semiotics involves any sort of interpretation amongst art.
I chose Home for Blue Jays for this post because of some of the schema it revolves around. The colors are kept light and crisp, to reflect the wintry state of this image. Darker colors would likely not reflect a proper habitat for a Blue Jay, given that darker colors would probably involve a nighttime setting (when birds tend to sleep). Also, the color scheme is kept very simple, like those found in nature. Extraneous coloration would often be interpreted as a more bio-diverse landscape, like a rain forest.
To further the idea that the environment pictured by Richman is in Winter, there are snowflakes drawn to the front of the image. Snow only occurs in during colder seasons, and would impress the idea that Bluebirds prefer colder ecosystems amongst an audience.
The landscape is also barren of any predators. A creature with fangs bared, or some beast running off into the forest would represent danger and would not mix well with the idea of an ideal place for Blue Jays. Birds are fleeting in nature, and it is unlikely that they would be seen near anything that could incur a dangerous situation.