Arctic 60n 70w
60°N, 70°W · Sam Francis · 2026-07-16
Sam Francis2026-07-16Sam Francis2026
Creative Rationale
Over the Arctic waters between Greenland and Baffin Island, where sea ice meets dark ocean under pale polar light, moderate winds and low pressure create dynamic atmospheric turbulence. The relatively warm temperature anomaly of 12.2K above normal suggests an unusual weather event - perhaps a warm air mass pushing north, creating instability in this typically frozen realm. I've translated this into explosive bursts of saturated color driven outward by the 12.1 m/s winds, with dense color pools accumulating at the edges under the low pressure system, while the high humidity creates soft, bleeding edges where pigments seem to flow into each other like watercolor on wet paper.
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Attribution: James Tannahill / art.jamestannahill.com. No commercial use or derivatives without permission.