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Arctic

60°N, 70°W · Sam Francis · 2026-07-26

Arctic weather art after Sam Francis
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Creative rationale

Over the Baffin Bay waters west of Greenland, where arctic currents meet the atmosphere in a dance of moisture and pressure. The near-saturated humidity (99%) and light precipitation create a misty, ethereal quality that I interpret through luminous color pools bleeding into expansive white space, while the gentle 1.9 m/s wind generates soft, controlled splatters rather than explosive bursts. The cold 4.7°C temperature with its significant positive anomaly suggests a rare warming event, translated into muted earth tones punctuated by unexpected flashes of warmer hues, all arranged in Francis's characteristic edge-heavy composition where color retreats from the center, leaving breathing room in the arctic vastness.

Atmospheric data

Date
2026-07-26
Location
60°N, 70°W (Arctic)
Pressure
1002.8 hPa (gradient: 28.09)
Wind
1.9 m/s from 69°
Temperature
4.7°C (anomaly: 12.9°C)
Humidity
99%
Precipitation
0.1 mm
Visual Interest Score
25.5

Technical details

Model
FLUX.1-dev + custom LoRA (Black Forest Labs)
Artist Inspiration
Sam Francis
Weather Source
Open-Meteo API (GFS model)
Format
PNG (FLUX.1-dev + custom LoRA)
Generated
2026-07-26T02:02:57.315133+00:00
Run ID
2026-07-26-014904

License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Attribution: James Tannahill / art.jamestannahill.com. No commercial use or derivatives without permission.