A detailed fish rendered in delicate white line work faces upward against a deep crimson background, its scales meticulously hatched and its large eye commanding attention. The composition is centered and classical, evoking natural history illustrations while maintaining a contemporary minimalist sensibility through its spare palette and precise linework. 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.