A majestic lion with a full, voluminous mane gazes directly forward in this striking black and white portrait, rendered with meticulous detail and dramatic contrast. The artist captures every texture of fur and whisker with graphite precision, creating an unflinching study of power and quiet intensity against the dark background. 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.