Arctic 70n 140e

Creative Rationale

Over the Arctic Ocean north of Siberia, in the depths of polar winter, an extreme cold snap creates an otherworldly atmosphere where temperatures plunge far below the seasonal norm. The crushing low pressure system and nearly saturated air transform this frozen seascape into a meditation on darkness and luminosity. I've rendered this as three contemplative bands in Rothko's darkest palette - deep ultramarines bleeding into black, with the high humidity creating an inner glow that suggests the mysterious aurora-lit twilight of the polar night.