Arctic 60n 70w
60°N, 70°W · Lesley Tannahill · 2026-08-19
Lesley Tannahill2026-08-19Lesley Tannahill2026
Creative Rationale
Over the Labrador Sea between Greenland and northern Quebec, an atmospheric disturbance creates conditions ripe for layered contemplation. The extreme temperature anomaly of 13.1K drives chaotic marks to break through structured compositions, while the high humidity at 98% renders previous layers translucent, creating deep palimpsest effects. The moderate wind from the northeast generates gestural energy in underlying marks, and light precipitation adds temporal pooling that suggests the slow accumulation of paint over years of reworking.
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Attribution: James Tannahill / art.jamestannahill.com. No commercial use or derivatives without permission.