Picture a quirky, bustling beach scene set in winter, where humor dances across every inch of the illustration. The foreground is occupied by a group of penguins in hula skirts, their expressive flippers flapping about as they attempt a synchronized dance on the snow-dusted sand. Their beaks are slightly agape in comical concentration, and one penguin wears a small, tilted birthday party hat in pastel colors of pink and turquoise.

To the left, an oversized sandcastle stands, sculpted with exaggerated detail into the shape of a frosted birthday cake, complete with seashell decorations resembling icing. A jaunty seagull perched atop the castle holds a tiny red balloon tied to its foot, which reads "Nicola" in a swirling, hand-drawn font reminiscent of Gustave Doré’s intricate linework.

In the background, the winter sea is a gradient of teal and azure, capped with playful whitecaps that mimic frosting peaks. A pair of dolphins, rendered with Quentin Blake's playful looseness, leap through the waves, each with a small, colorful party whistle trailing from their mouths, confetti sprinkling down around them.

A vintage, wooden lifeguard tower stands to the right, decorated with a string of bunting flags in vibrant hues of orange, green, and yellow. The flags flutter with Beatrix Potter's quaint elegance against a sky brushed with a Maxfield Parrish-like sunset, colors melting from lavender to peach.

Finally, dotted around the scene are clusters of anthropomorphic beach umbrellas, their poles twisting like Edward Gorey’s whimsical characters, each umbrella patterned with festive polka dots and stripes in jolly reds and blues.

This playful cacophony captures the essence of a winter beach birthday, a surreal celebration wrapped in charm and wit.

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