Kokopelli and an Arizona Sunrise over the Santa Rita Mountains Canvas Print

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Kokopelli plays his flute amid a spectacular Arizona winter sunrise as the first sunlight of the day pours down into the Santa Cruz River Valley at the base of the Santa Rita Mountains south of Tucson. The orb of the sun is just peeking up over the Josephine Saddle above Madera Canyon between Mount Wrightson and Mount Hopkins as Elephant Head Butte to the right gits a glint of this dawn light.

Ocotillo, creosote bushes and prickly pear cactus plants dot the Sonoran Desert landscape as the chill of the night recedes as the sun breaks through the cloudy sky. A sunrise like this can easily be viewed just outside of the communities of Sahuarita or Green Valley.

Kokopelli, a timeless symbol of the Southwest, is believed in Native American tradition to be a harbinger of mischief, fertility and rain. This is a continuation of my depictions of him amid Arizona landscapes.

~This painting tied for 2nd place out of 1,361 submissions to the "All Art" contest in FAA, Se...

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...