Tucson Moon Rise Impression Metal Print

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This is an impressionistic painting depicting downtown Tucson, Arizona backdropped by the mighty Santa Catalina Mountains as seen from A Mountain (officially named Sentinel Peak). The moon can be seen rising over the ridge of the mountains; Mount Lemmon, the highest point of the range, rises on the left.

One South Church, the tallest building in southern Arizona and capped with a blue pyramid-shaped structure, can be seen illuminated in the twilight alpenglow, along with downton's other high rises. Cars streaking along I-10 are shown at the bottom.

For the moon to rise in the northeast as it is here, it would have to be winter, so this painting takes place in December or January.

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...