Tropical South America 15s 70w

Creative Rationale

Over the high Andes of Peru and Bolivia, where extreme altitude creates an otherworldly atmospheric environment, the thin air and intense solar radiation produce dramatic weather patterns. The extremely low pressure at this elevation, combined with gentle winds and surprisingly low humidity despite the tropical latitude, creates conditions that feel almost Martian - sparse, crystalline, with pockets of intense energy scattered across a vast, breathing landscape. This translates into Francis's signature approach of explosive color bursts concentrated at the canvas edges, with the low pressure manifesting as dense, saturated pools of ultramarine and cadmium red that seem to gravity-feed toward the corners, while the gentle wind creates soft, organic splatters that don't quite reach the luminous white center.