A cream and tan meerkat gazes directly forward against a warm mauve background, its dark eyes and nose rendered with gentle character. The illustration employs soft, flat colors and simplified forms to capture the animal's alert posture and characteristic facial markings with quiet charm. At home in a child's room, a nursery, or a nature lover's gallery wall. Made to order by hand at our own Denver facility, it arrives as nine wood panels, each a half-inch thick with a keyhole on the back so it hangs easily. The natural grain shows through the artwork, so no two come out exactly alike.