Central Asia 45n 90e
45°N, 90°E · Lesley Tannahill · 2026-07-16
Lesley Tannahill2026-07-16Lesley Tannahill2026
Creative Rationale
Over the remote highlands of Central Asia at 45°N 90°E, likely in the Altai Mountains region near the borders of Mongolia, Kazakhstan, and Russia, extreme atmospheric conditions create a landscape of geological and temporal layering. The steep pressure gradient of 80.36 Pa/cell suggests violent atmospheric churning that translates into dense archaeological layers of paint, while the dramatic temperature anomaly of 13.9K above normal drives chaotic gestural marks breaking through more structured compositional layers. The moderate wind speed creates underlying scrubbed energy, and the arid 17% humidity allows deep palimpsest visibility where years of previous painting sessions show through current layers.
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Attribution: James Tannahill / art.jamestannahill.com. No commercial use or derivatives without permission.