A prickly pear cactus with plump, rounded paddles stands rooted in sandy ground against a terracotta-colored adobe wall and pale sky. The artist renders the plant in rich sage green with careful anatomical detail, while a turquoise wooden door frame punctuates the warm, arid composition with cool contrast. 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.