An elderly man with a voluminous, flowing white beard gazes directly at the viewer in this black and white portrait photograph, his weathered face framed by his distinctive facial hair. A small kitten nestles contentedly within the folds of his beard, creating an unexpectedly tender and whimsical moment captured with sharp clarity and intimate framing. 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.