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Arctic

60°N, 130°W · Sam Francis · 2026-05-24

Arctic weather art after Sam Francis
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Creative rationale

Over the remote Arctic Ocean west of the Mackenzie Delta in Canada's Northwest Territories, extreme cold meets unusual warmth in a dramatic atmospheric anomaly. The extraordinarily low pressure creates dense accumulations of saturated color pooling at the composition's edges, while the gentle westerly wind allows for controlled, radiating gestures rather than chaotic splatters. The significant positive temperature anomaly, though still brutally cold in absolute terms, translates to vibrant primaries breaking through muted Arctic tones, creating Francis-like color explosions against expansive luminous white space that dominates the center.

Atmospheric data

Date
2026-05-24
Location
60°N, 130°W (Arctic)
Pressure
887.5 hPa (gradient: 87.83)
Wind
2.9 m/s from 243°
Temperature
2.1°C (anomaly: 14.9°C)
Humidity
71%
Visual Interest Score
32

Technical details

Model
FLUX.1-dev + custom LoRA (Black Forest Labs)
Artist Inspiration
Sam Francis
Weather Source
Open-Meteo API (GFS model)
Format
PNG (FLUX.1-dev + custom LoRA)
Generated
2026-05-24T06:11:28.110117+00:00
Run ID
2026-05-24-060044

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