Windy Point Coyote Metal Print

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A coyote stands atop a rock at Windy Point Vista high in the Santa Catalina Mountains above Tucson, Arizona.

I was compelled to paint a portrait of a coyote in this scene for quite some time, but never got quite around to it. The inspiration for it came many months ago when I was taking pictures at Windy Point late one weekend night, and heard a coyote or too howling on the rocks off in the distance. Some might have been unsettled at the sound but it didn't really bother me. I have never seen or heard them during the day but have imagined how cool it would be to get a photograph of one as it glances right at the camera, standing atop a rock with this incredible backdrop. I never seem to have much luck with wildlife photography, though, and what I imagined has never happened so I decided to paint it instead. This is an impressionistic painting, depicting not only a very common canine found among the many types of wildlife in the Southwest, but also so much that makes Tucs...

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...