Europe

Creative rationale

Over the North Atlantic, west of Morocco and the Canary Islands, moderate winds and high humidity create dynamic atmospheric movement despite the absence of precipitation. The moderate wind speed of 7.5 m/s drives energetic color bursts radiating outward from multiple centers, while the high pressure creates dense pools of saturated color that accumulate toward the canvas edges. The extremely cold temperature anomaly translates into a palette dominated by icy blues and deep ultramarines with explosive bursts of warm cadmium yellows and reds, creating dramatic thermal contrast in true Sam Francis fashion.