East Asia 30n 110e
30°N, 110°E · Sam Francis · 2026-07-23
Sam Francis2026-07-23Sam Francis2026
Creative Rationale
Over the South China Sea east of Guangxi Province, China, an atmospheric depression creates dramatic conditions with extremely low pressure drawing moisture upward while gentle southwesterly winds carry tropical air masses. The severe low pressure of 910.7 Pa drives heavy saturation of color pooling at the canvas edges, while the moderate wind speed creates controlled but energetic splatters reaching toward the center. The cold temperature anomaly translates to a palette dominated by deep ultramarines and viridian greens with bursts of warm cadmium yellow breaking through like sunlight piercing storm clouds.
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Attribution: James Tannahill / art.jamestannahill.com. No commercial use or derivatives without permission.