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Arctic

70°N, 20°W · Gerhard Richter · 2026-06-10

Arctic weather art after Gerhard Richter
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Creative rationale

Over the Greenland Sea in the high Arctic, where temperatures hover just below freezing with an unusual warm anomaly cutting through the polar atmosphere. The nearly saturated air and gentle northerly wind create conditions for layered atmospheric complexity, while the moderate pressure gradient suggests subtle but persistent movement through this stark polar seascape. I've interpreted this through Richter-inspired horizontal sweeps that follow the wind's northerly flow, with cool surface layers being dragged across warmer underlying tones that represent the significant temperature anomaly, while the high humidity creates soft, blended edges where colors merge and separate.

Atmospheric data

Date
2026-06-10
Location
70°N, 20°W (Arctic)
Pressure
1015.3 hPa (gradient: 40.85)
Wind
5.1 m/s from 356°
Temperature
-0.6°C (anomaly: 18.7°C)
Humidity
97%
Visual Interest Score
38.6

Technical details

Model
FLUX.1-dev + custom LoRA (Black Forest Labs)
Artist Inspiration
Gerhard Richter
Weather Source
Open-Meteo API (GFS model)
Format
PNG (FLUX.1-dev + custom LoRA)
Generated
2026-06-10T06:06:32.915816+00:00
Run ID
2026-06-10-060044

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