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Purple Asters
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Desk edition

The story behind the photograph

Sometimes it's just the simple things. Out and about with AJ and and Alan in Gunnison County, ground cover in the fields as we left the truck behind on foot, for the river. Always worth a quick snap on your way!”

— Tom Bartel
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The story
Purple Asters, close up
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Close up
8″ × 10″ in its oak stand, beside a 12 oz mug. Drawn to scale.
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On a desk
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Purple Asters

In Tom Bartel's words

“Sometimes it's just the simple things. Out and about with AJ and and Alan in Gunnison County, ground cover in the fields as we left the truck behind on foot, for the river.”

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Format

Mounted on a rigid board and set in a solid oak stand. For a desk, a shelf or a nightstand, and an easy gift.

Size

8″ × 10″, mounted, in a solid oak stand

Excellent detail. The file holds the resolution labs aim for at this size, enough to hold up close.

$49
  • Printed to order and with you in about 5 to 10 business days.
  • $12 shipping within the United States.
  • Damaged in transit? We replace it free, within 30 days.
  • Each piece is printed for you, so we can’t take back an undamaged one.
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A stand of purple asters in full bloom, their narrow rays splayed around orange-gold disc florets, with slender stems and wiry foliage threading between them. The light is soft and diffuse, flat enough to hold the violet without bleaching it, and the shallow focus lets the near flowers stay crisp while the rest of the colony dissolves into blurred colour. Dry, faded growth in the background places the bloom late in the season.

The pieces this photograph inspired

This photograph was developed in our studio and set with words, for anyone who wants the place and the words together.

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