A cream-colored koala gazes forward with striking golden-yellow eyes ringed in magenta, its face rendered in soft pastels and dotted patterns against a bold burnt-orange background. Dark green eucalyptus leaves anchor the lower left corner, while graphic black beaded details frame the ears, creating a bold contemporary portrait that blends naturalistic observation with decorative stylization. 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.