Region 30n 150e
30°N, 150°E · Lesley Tannahill · 2026-08-19
Lesley Tannahill2026-08-19Lesley Tannahill2026
Creative Rationale
This atmospheric reading captures conditions over the Coral Sea northeast of Australia, where moderate pressure gradients meet warm tropical air with high humidity and gentle easterly winds. The significant temperature anomaly of 7.6K above zonal mean drives a composition where chaotic gestural marks break through more structured underlying layers, while the high humidity creates translucent veils that reveal the archaeological depth of previous painted sessions. The moderate wind energy manifests as scrubbed, directional marks in the deeper layers, creating a palimpsest of oceanic memory where fragments of form emerge and dissolve back into abstract atmospheric fields.
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Attribution: James Tannahill / art.jamestannahill.com. No commercial use or derivatives without permission.