Eight hand-painted corydoras catfish swim across a soft teal ground, each rendered in warm earth tones, pale pinks, and cream with delicate fin details and spotted or striped markings. The fish are arranged in a gentle grid, their small rounded bodies and whiskered faces creating a calm, encyclopedic mood that celebrates these humble freshwater inhabitants. 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.