Arctic 60n 70w

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Creative Rationale

Over the icy waters of Baffin Bay west of Greenland, where arctic winds sweep across frozen seas, the atmospheric conditions reveal a landscape of extremes softened by high humidity. The bitter cold temperature with its significant anomaly translates into deep, saturated blues and purples that seem to pulse with inner light, while the high relative humidity creates soft, diffused edges between color fields. The moderate wind from the west-northwest introduces subtle diagonal tensions within the horizontal bands, and the stable pressure system allows for contemplative, floating forms that hover in ethereal suspension.

License: This artwork is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Attribution: James Tannahill / art.jamestannahill.com. No commercial use or derivatives without permission.