Catalina Mountains and Saguaro National Park Springtime Impressions Kids T-Shirt

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This watercolor painting features the Santa Catalina Mountains as seen from just off the loop drive of Saguaro National Park near Tucson, Arizona in the American Southwest. A warm, hazy spring day with a mix of sunlight in the foreground and cool clouds over the mountains in the background, we see the Saguaro Cactus, ocotillo in bloom, creosote bushes and prickly pear cactus. We also see a few poppies flowering after a nice winter rain that brought the Sonoran Desert alive. A hiking trail snakes through the vegetation to in the distance as two birds fly in the sky.

Tucson based photographer and artist Chance Kafka is a native of Laramie, Wyoming, and grew up in the small community of Wheatland, before returning to Laramie for college. He took an interest into photography at a young age, photographing clouds, sunsets, and landscapes. At age 17, he won 1st Place in the Platte County Fair photography competition in 3 out of 5 categories as the only entrant to win more than one category. Following this local success, he worked as a feature writer and photographer for the Platte County Record Times while still in high school. His articles and feature photos garnered him acclaim across the region which inspired him to pursue journalism as a degree in college. Chance served as a teaching assistant for a...