South America 60s 60w

Creative Rationale

Over the stormy waters near the Antarctic Peninsula at 60°S, 60°W, where the Southern Ocean churns with fierce winds and near-freezing conditions. The nearly northward wind at 7.9 m/s creates vertical squeegee strokes that drag paint upward across the canvas, while the steep pressure gradient reveals multiple layers of paint beneath—cool greys and blues over warmer underlying reds and oranges. The extreme temperature anomaly of +18.3K from the zonal mean manifests as unexpected warm colors bleeding through the dominant cold palette, creating dramatic thermal contrasts typical of Richter's layered technique.