The story behind the photograph
When in Alaska I realized how large the vastness was with ocean, mountain ranges etc. It brought the importance of "needing people to live a good life. I like solitude but I stll enjoy social interactions. This setting illustrated the vastness and the island tells me about physical isolation. The blue hues, snow on mountains give a cold desolate feeling.”
The Wings of the Morning · Psalm 139:9-10
“If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.”
In Scott C Johnson's words
“When in Alaska I realized how large the vastness was with ocean, mountain ranges etc. It brought the importance of "needing people to live a good life.”
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From the photograph "no man is an island" by Scott C Johnson, Colorado · View the original →
Picture
ArtPhotographVerse
Format
Textured and warm, with finished edges that continue the picture. No glass, ready to hang.
Size
Statement size, above a bed, mantel, or sofa
48″ × 24″, 1.5″ deep
Good detail. Made to be seen from a step or two back, as a piece this size usually is.
Above 24″, printed from an enlarged file
The piece was developed in our studio using digital and AI tools, and the same tools enlarged it for large-format printing. At these sizes fine detail is interpreted rather than photographed.
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Outside harbor of Skagway, Alaska. Late afternoon Skies with clouds started to set in. It was in early July. The island has a lighthouse on it.
Why these words
A handful of white buildings on a bare rock, miles of cold water on every side, is as near an image of the uttermost parts of the sea as a view can give; the broken light coming through the cloud answers the wings of the morning.
The photograph that inspired this piece
It begins with an original photograph by Scott C Johnson of a real place. This version was developed from that photograph in our studio, using digital and AI tools guided by the original’s own composition, and these words set over the finished picture. How these are made.
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