A cream-faced deer with branching antlers gazes directly forward against a soft sage green background, its gentle expression accentuated by warm brown ears and a small black nose. The geometric, flat illustration style uses earthy tones of tan and rust, with striking coral-orange circular earrings that add a whimsical, almost tribal quality to this composed animal portrait. 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.