The story behind the photograph
A few years ago I was in Dublin on business, after a day there, on a whim I asked my son to fly out and join for a few days... his spirit was in for it and he came. I think I worked the next two days, he explored on his own in the day and we dined at night. Then we rented a car and headed to the West Coast of Ireland to circumnavigate I think the ring of Kerry. Driving on the wrong side of the road, on the narrow country roads, neither of us with any experience, some of the biggest smiles for both of us. This is him, at one of our stops as we took in the amazing views. You can't trade experiences with those you love for anything. Make it happen.”
My Feet Upon a Rock · Psalm 40:2 · On the photograph
“He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God.”
In Tom Bartel's words
“A few years ago I was in Dublin on business, after a day there, on a whim I asked my son to fly out and join for a few days... his spirit was in for it and he came.”
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From the photograph The Long Look by Tom Bartel, Colorado · View the original →
Format
Crisp detail on archival fine-art paper, set behind glazing in a gallery frame.
Size
Holds a wall on its own, over a console or desk
21.5″ × 31.5″ on the wall, with the frame
Good detail. Made to be seen from a step or two back, as a piece this size usually is.
Frame: Black
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A lone figure stands in silhouette on a dark shelf of coastal rock, facing a flat sea and a low headland on the far horizon. Broken cumulus fills most of the frame, backlit so the cloud edges burn pale while the foreground stone holds almost no detail. The split-toned treatment pushes the sky toward warm sepia and the rock toward cold blue-black.
Why these words
The figure stands on a broad shelf of weathered coastal rock, feet planted above the tideline while the sea and sky open out ahead — an image of footing given rather than found.
The photograph that inspired this piece
It begins with an original photograph by Tom Bartel 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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