A plump brown bear with a contented expression wears an oversized red-and-gold ceremonial headdress tilted slightly across its round head, its arms stretched upward in a gesture of carefree abandon as golden flowering branches sprout from each paw. Set against a soft mint green ground, the figure radiates a drowsy, whimsical charm through loose brushwork and warm earthen tones that contrast with the cool 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.