Grand Canyon Night Acrylic Print

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The silhouette of a cowboy and his horse over look the Grand Canyon seen at night. The Milky Way galaxy and nighttime stars adorn the sky as the Colorado River can be seen flowing through the sculpted landscape from Desert View Point along the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona.

This magical midnight scene combines elements of the American west and southwest in an impressionistic style to invoke a feeling of peace and tranquility. The Grand Canyon cuts between the Kaibab and Colorado Plateaus of a very remote part of northern Arizona. The closest town of any size is Flagstaff over an hour to the southeast, so the night skies at the park are some of the best in the US for seeing stars.

Included in this nocturne nighttime painting among the silhouettes of the horse and cowboy are the outlines of the distant cliffs and temples of the canyon, Kaibab limestone rock walls, and some pinyon pine trees, rocks and an agave plant soaking in the starlight....

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...