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.”
Even the Sparrow · Psalm 84:3 · On the photograph
“Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she places her young near Your altars, O LORD of Hosts, my King and my God. How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You.”
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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From the photograph The Mountain Bluebird Waits 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.
Above 0″, 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.
Frame: White
- Printed to order and with you in about 5 to 10 business days.
- $33 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.
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.
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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