Arctic 60n 70w

Creative Rationale

This composition captures the harsh beauty above the Arctic waters east of Baffin Island, where Greenland's ice sheets meet the frigid Labrador Sea. The extreme cold temperature with its significant anomaly manifests as crystalline pools of deep blues and purples that gather at the composition's edges, while the gentle wind and stable high pressure create a luminous central void reminiscent of Francis's late "edge paintings." The near-complete humidity transforms into gossamer veils of translucent color that drift across the canvas like arctic fog, punctuated by energetic splatters suggesting the raw power of this polar environment.