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Tropical South America

15°S, 70°W · Joan Mitchell · 2026-08-05

Tropical South America weather art after Joan Mitchell
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Creative rationale

Over the high Andes of southern Peru or northern Bolivia, this location sits at extreme altitude where the atmosphere thins dramatically, explaining the unusually low sea-level pressure reading. The moderate temperature anomaly and dry conditions suggest clear mountain air with gentle winds flowing down from glaciated peaks. These atmospheric conditions inspire a composition of luminous, breathing clusters against an open ground - the low pressure creates expansive luminous passages while the dry air and calm winds form rounded, blooming gestural marks rather than dense overlapping strokes.

Atmospheric data

Date
2026-08-05
Location
15°S, 70°W (Tropical South America)
Pressure
635.3 hPa (gradient: 338.95)
Wind
1.4 m/s from 339°
Temperature
0.7°C (anomaly: 17.8°C)
Humidity
48%
Visual Interest Score
31.2

Technical details

Model
FLUX.1-dev + custom LoRA (Black Forest Labs)
Artist Inspiration
Joan Mitchell
Weather Source
Open-Meteo API (GFS model)
Format
PNG (FLUX.1-dev + custom LoRA)
Generated
2026-08-05T06:11:02.371785+00:00
Run ID
2026-08-05-060044

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