Central Asia
45°N, 50°E · Lesley Tannahill · 2026-03-16
Lesley Tannahill2026-03-16Lesley Tannahill2026
Creative rationale
Over the steppes of Kazakhstan, where continental air masses meet and clash, moderate winds carry moisture-laden currents across the vast grasslands while high pressure systems create pockets of atmospheric density. The exceptionally high humidity of 94% and light precipitation suggest a transitional weather system, which I've interpreted through Tannahill's palimpsest approach, layering translucent geometric fragments that accumulate like sedimentary memory, with cooler blues and grays dominating the composition to reflect the below-freezing temperature, while the moderate wind energy creates subtle directional flow through overlapping angular forms that emerge from and dissolve back into the atmospheric field.
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Attribution: James Tannahill / art.jamestannahill.com. No commercial use or derivatives without permission.