A black pug sits upright against a soft gray background, rendered in detailed pointillist technique that gives the dog's coat remarkable texture and dimension. The pug's dark eyes gaze directly outward with gentle intelligence, while its characteristic wrinkled face and compact body are captured with careful observation and tender restraint. 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.