Arctic 60n 0e

Creative Rationale

Over the Arctic Ocean at the intersection of the Prime Meridian and 60 degrees North, where the Greenland Sea meets the edge of the pack ice, an unusual warmth disrupts the typical polar cold. The extremely cold temperature of 9.1 Kelvin drives a palette of steely blues and winter whites, while the high pressure creates an open, luminous ground that breathes through gestural clusters. The moderate wind from the southwest generates diagonal energy across the canvas, and the high humidity without precipitation calls for dense, overlapping brushstrokes that suggest the thick, moisture-laden air of this Arctic seascape.