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The Mountain Bluebird Waits
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Desk edition

The story behind the photograph

Grand County, Colorado - I spend a lot of time outdoors, fly fishing and photography bring me to beautiful scenes. One winter morning, with bluebird skies, while prepping to hike in for some fishing, this Mountain Bluebird visited me right at my truck, in fact, she was posing for me on my side mirror. She kept flittering all around the truck for 10 minutes or more, not sure if she had a message, she was simply beautiful.”

— Tom Bartel
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The story
The Mountain Bluebird Waits, close up
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Close up
4″ × 6″ in its oak stand, beside a 12 oz mug. Drawn to scale.
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On a desk
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The Mountain Bluebird Waits

In Tom Bartel's words

“Grand County, Colorado - I spend a lot of time outdoors, fly fishing and photography bring me to beautiful scenes.”

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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

4″ × 6″, mounted, in a solid oak stand

Good detail. Made to be seen from a step or two back, as a piece this size usually is.

$39
  • 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 male mountain bluebird sits in profile at the lower edge of the frame, feathers puffed against the cold, its dark eye and fine bill sharp against an open field of clear sky. Behind and below, a snow-covered slope falls away into soft blur. Hard winter sunlight rakes across the bird from the right, catching the turquoise crown and breaking the blue of the back into pale, almost metallic highlights.

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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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