A whooping crane bends its long neck downward in a graceful arc, its white plumage rendered in delicate detail against a darker background. The bird's slender black legs extend toward a sandy shore scattered with small stones, while a landscape of golden grasses and water unfolds behind it in warm earth tones. 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.