A black cockatoo with an elegant raised crest turns in profile against a soft neutral ground, its dark plumage detailed with touches of warm bronze and gold along the wings and body. White spots and delicate markings pattern the bird's head and neck, creating an intricate, naturalistic portrait rendered with a calm, contemplative sensibility. Bound with 52 pages of 70lb paper, lined or unlined, behind an anti-scuff matte cover with wraparound artwork, made to order. Notes and sketches kept behind an independent artist's work, not a plain composition cover.