North America 45n 120w

Creative Rationale

Over the inland Pacific Northwest near the Columbia River Plateau in Washington State, a moderate pressure gradient and high humidity create conditions for layered atmospheric complexity. The significant temperature anomaly and gentle northeast wind suggest transitional weather patterns typical of this mountainous region where maritime and continental air masses interact. These conditions translate into a deeply worked composition where multiple painted layers accumulate like sedimentary geology—the steep pressure gradient manifests as dense archaeological depth with numerous visible underlayers, while the high humidity renders these previous marks translucent and ghost-like, creating the palimpsest effect central to Tannahill's practice.