Arctic 60n 0e
60°N, 0°E · Sam Francis · 2026-07-30
Sam Francis2026-07-30Sam Francis2026
Creative Rationale
Over the Arctic Ocean at 60°N on the Prime Meridian, where the Greenland Sea meets the edge of the polar ice cap, fierce winds tear across the frozen landscape under an extremely cold atmospheric dome. The moderate wind speed of 8.4 m/s creates dynamic splatters that reach outward from accumulated color pools, while the relatively low pressure of 1007.9 Pa drives heavy saturations of color to concentrate at the canvas edges. The brutally cold temperature of 11.6 K demands a palette of muted earth tones and icy blues, with only occasional bursts of warmer color breaking through like distant aurora, leaving expansive white breathing space in the center where the arctic void dominates.
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Attribution: James Tannahill / art.jamestannahill.com. No commercial use or derivatives without permission.