A red squirrel gazes directly forward with a gentle expression, its golden-orange fur rendered in soft, simplified shapes against a warm beige background. The portrait captures the animal's characteristic spiky ears and rosy cheeks with charming minimalist geometry, creating an approachable and endearing character study. 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.