Nz Coast Helen_frankenthaler

Creative Rationale

Over the northeastern coast of New Zealand, where the Pacific Ocean meets the rugged shoreline, atmospheric conditions reveal high humidity and gentle precipitation creating a misty, saturated environment. The moderate wind from the northeast and warm temperature anomaly inspire flowing washes of color that pool and spread like watercolor on wet paper. The significant pressure gradient translates into diagonal flows of luminous color that cascade across the canvas, with the high humidity creating multiple layers of translucent washes that overlap and bleed into each other in true Frankenthaler fashion.