Arctic 60n 70w
60°N, 70°W · Sam Francis · 2026-05-14
Sam Francis2026-05-14Sam Francis2026
Creative Rationale
Over the frozen waters of the Davis Strait between Greenland and Baffin Island, where arctic currents meet the atmosphere in a dance of ice and wind. The moderate westerly wind at 6.5 m/s creates controlled bursts of color that splash outward but don't dominate the composition, while the stable sea-level pressure allows for dense pools of saturated hue to accumulate at the canvas edges. The bitter cold temperature of -3.2K shifts the palette toward muted earth tones and icy blues, with only occasional flashes of warmer primaries, leaving expansive luminous white space to breathe in the center like the vast arctic landscape itself.
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Attribution: James Tannahill / art.jamestannahill.com. No commercial use or derivatives without permission.