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Arctic

60°N, 140°E · Sam Francis · 2026-08-03

Arctic weather art after Sam Francis
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Creative rationale

Over the Arctic Ocean north of eastern Siberia, this remote polar location experiences extreme cold at 14.2°C with very low pressure at 920.7 hPa and high humidity. The gentle wind and light precipitation create a subdued but dynamic atmosphere in one of Earth's most isolated regions. I've interpreted these conditions through Francis's approach with muted, cold-toned color pools gathering at the canvas edges - the low pressure manifests as heavy accumulations of desaturated blues and grays, while the extreme cold dampens saturation throughout, and the modest wind creates gentle, contained splatters rather than explosive gestures, leaving substantial luminous white space in the center.

Atmospheric data

Date
2026-08-03
Location
60°N, 140°E (Arctic)
Pressure
920.7 hPa (gradient: 52.38)
Wind
3.7 m/s from 142°
Temperature
14.2°C (anomaly: 3.9°C)
Humidity
94%
Precipitation
0.5 mm
Visual Interest Score
25.7

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
2026-08-03T21:43:29.482622+00:00
Run ID
2026-08-03-212941

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