A dark-haired boy in a brown jacket sits hunched over an open book, his chin resting on his hand in a posture of deep concentration or reverie. Behind him stretches an elaborately painted fantasy seascape alive with ornate pirate ships, billowing sails, and golden architectural flourishes rendered in jewel tones of blue, green, and gold against white clouds. 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.