Region 30°N, 60°W

Creative rationale

Over the tropical Atlantic Ocean southeast of Bermuda, high pressure creates a dense atmospheric dome while gentle winds from the northeast carry warm, humid air across the azure waters. The moderate wind speed of 4.6 m/s suggests energetic but controlled color explosions radiating outward from a luminous central void, while the high pressure of 1020.9 hPa calls for saturated color pools accumulating at the canvas edges. The warm temperature and high humidity translate into vivid tropical hues, brilliant cadmium yellows and ultramarine blues, that burst outward like paint flung from a brush, leaving breathing space in the composition's heart where Francis's characteristic luminous white dominates.