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Arctic

60°N, 70°W · Sam Francis · 2026-04-30

Arctic weather art after Sam Francis
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Creative rationale

Over the icy waters of the Labrador Sea between Greenland and northern Canada, moderate winds carry moisture-laden air across a landscape caught between seasons. The relatively high pressure creates dense pools of color that accumulate at the composition's edges, while the 5.4 m/s wind generates controlled splatters and organic bleeds rather than explosive chaos. The sub-freezing temperature shifts the palette toward muted earth tones punctuated by crystalline blue accents, with the high humidity manifesting as soft, wet-into-wet color transitions that blur and blend at their boundaries.

Atmospheric data

Date
2026-04-30
Location
60°N, 70°W (Arctic)
Pressure
1015.9 hPa (gradient: 40.7)
Wind
5.4 m/s from 43°
Temperature
-1.8°C (anomaly: 16.8°C)
Humidity
89%
Visual Interest Score
31.4

Technical details

Model
Flux 1.1 Pro (Black Forest Labs)
Artist Inspiration
Sam Francis
Weather Source
Open-Meteo API (GFS model)
Format
PNG 8K (Flux 1.1 Pro → Real-ESRGAN 4× → Clarity 2×) + SVG vector interpretation
Generated
2026-04-30T21:14:51.966172+00:00
Run ID
2026-04-30-210935

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