NEOWISE Comet over Arizona Desert Acrylic Print
by Chance Kafka
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NEOWISE Comet over Arizona Desert acrylic print by Chance Kafka. Bring your artwork to life with the stylish lines and added depth of an acrylic print. Your image gets printed directly onto the back of a 1/4" thick sheet of clear acrylic. The high gloss of the acrylic sheet complements the rich colors of any image to produce stunning results. Two different mounting options are available, see below.
Design Details
The NEOWISE (Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer) comet is seen in the northwestern sky above the Santa Catalina Mountains near... more
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Artist's Description
The NEOWISE (Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer) comet is seen in the northwestern sky above the Santa Catalina Mountains near Tucson, Arizona on a partly cloudy night as the crescent moon sets in the sky. Saguaro cacti, monarchs of the Sonoran Desert, dot this southwestern landscape beneath a magical night sky and stars.
NEOWISE is a comet with a super elliptical orbit that, like most comets, swings in from the way outer reaches of our solar system and passed near earth only every several thousand years. The summer of 2020 provided an opportunity to see this comet in the early morning and evening skies during July. Unfortunately, with it being monsoon season, it was impossible for me to find the right time to capture this celestial object as it was very cloudy every evening. So, I decided to paint it instead. This setting is somewhere to the east of urban Tucson - perhaps Sabino Canyon, or somewhere in the Tanque Verde Valley. Pusch Peak and Mount Kimb...
About Chance Kafka
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...
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Beverly Guilliams
Congrats!!.......v.
David Zanzinger
Congratulations, Chance, on your wonderful sale!
Ukrainian Artists
Wonderful painting, Chance! Congratulations on your sale!
Sorin Apostolescu
Simply beautiful !
Donna Brown
What a beautiful picture, Chance. Congratulation on your sale.
Eric Glaser
Beautiful artwork, Chance, congratulations on your sale!
Lingfai Leung
Beautiful
Laurel Adams
Chance, I am casting a glance at your love for Arizona landscape...painting or ....photograph??...Your Fine Art Painting skills often have me smiling when I think one and its the other!...beautiful work...the bold colour, open skies and desert silhouette...MAGNIFICENT! ..LF
Tejsweena Krishan
I make wish to always follow my heart with the soul, Amen! And this is how beautiful this creation is! :)
Laurel Adams
CHANCE, This is such an amazing Painting!...love the reflections, the colours and FEEL! BRAVO!..LF
Jim Love
revisit...
Colleen Cornelius
Beautiful work
Paul Quinn
Well done Chance!
Sharon McConnell
Beautiful work, Chance!
Claudia Moeckel
lovely work
Maria Coulson
Beautiful work. L
Alexandra's Photography
Beautiful night landscape painting
Jennifer White
Beautiful!
Tina Uihlein
Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!
Marilyn Smith
Very nice, Chance. I did not get to see this great wonder either! l/f
Len Tauro
Perfect
Georgia Mizuleva
Another fab work.
Carol McGrath
Awesome work!
Janet Marie
Congratulations! Your artwork has been featured on the Homepage of the “Beauty Of Arizona” Art Group for the week of Friday, (07/31/20). You are welcome to submit your artwork in the Group's discussion thread “2020 Thanks and Features Archive July-Sept." Thank you for sharing your artwork and being a member of the group. like/fave
Sandi OReilly
Fabulous painting and presentation, Chance F/L