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What Happens After You Order
- Your print is prepared using archival fine art paper and archival matting.
- Small Works prints are hand-signed and paired with a printed story card.
- Your order is carefully inspected, packed, and shipped with tracking.
- If your print arrives damaged, I’ll work with you on a replacement.
The Story
In the coastal fields of eastern North Carolina, a black bear moved slowly through a sea of blooming goldenrod as the season began shifting toward cooler days. The field was dense with color and texture, softening the bear’s form as it passed quietly through the landscape.
For only a brief moment, the bear lifted its head above the flowers — watchful, still, and partially hidden — before disappearing again into the golden cover around it.
Among the Gold reflects the kind of wildlife encounter that often rewards patience: not dramatic or immediate, but layered, atmospheric, and quietly alive within the landscape.
Subject
Location
Young Black Bear
Alligator River NWR
Collection
Mood
Quiet, Layered, Autumnal
Small Work Details
- 6×9 print matted to 11×14
- 8×12 print matted to 16×20
- Hand-signed
- Printed in Dave Miller’s studio
- Companion story card included
- Ready for standard-size framing
See it Framed
8×12 print with 4 inch mat. Framed in a 16×20 gallery frame for illustration
Why I Made This Photograph
This image was selected for the Small Works collection because of its rich natural palette and quiet environmental storytelling.
The bear is not isolated from the landscape, but held within it — surrounded by native coastal wildflowers, soft greens, and late-season goldenrod. That balance between subject and setting gives the photograph a slower, more immersive quality.
Rather than presenting the black bear as bold or imposing, Among the Gold captures the feeling of discovering something wild just beyond the edge of the trail: present for only a moment, then hidden again by the landscape itself.
— Dave Miller
Presentation
Each Small Work is printed on museum-quality paper and matted with an archival off-white mat.
A rigid backing board provides support and protection.
Ready for standard-size framing.
Frame shown for visualization only.
Collecting Information
Available in two matted sizes.
Open Edition
Red River Aurora Art Paper
Museum-quality fine art paper with exceptional detail and tonal range.
Premium, acid-free mat board for long-term preservation.
Archival Matting
Personally signed on the print border.
Free U.S. Shipping
Complimentary shipping within the United States
Hand-signed
Production & Delivery
Printed in Dave Miller’s Studio
Shipped flat
Most orders shipped within 2-3 weeks.
Story Card
Every Small Work includes a companion story card featuring image title, location and short field note from the moment.
