Tropical South America 15s 70w

Creative Rationale

Over the high Andes of Bolivia and Peru, where extreme altitude creates an otherworldly atmospheric realm far above typical weather patterns, the conditions speak of thin air and stark contrasts. The extremely low pressure and cold temperature with its dramatic positive anomaly suggest a landscape caught between extremes, while the gentle westerly wind and moderate humidity create subtle movement through this rarified environment. I interpret this through Mitchell's lens as energetic clusters of cool blues and steely grays punctuated by warm passages of yellow and orange, with gestural marks that gather and disperse across a luminous pale ground, suggesting the emotional memory of light breaking through mountain atmosphere.