A black and white border collie with perked ears and an open-mouthed smile gazes directly at the viewer against a soft gray background. The photograph captures the dog's joyful expression with clean lines and high contrast, emphasizing the bright white markings on its face and chest. 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.