Two great crested grebes float on rippling blue water, their distinctive black and orange plumage rendered with naturalistic precision against a soft, cloud-filled sky. The composition captures the birds in graceful profile, their elongated necks and intricate feather detail suggesting a scientific illustration from a Victorian-era ornithological study. 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.