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Arctic 70n 20w

70°N, 20°W · Sam Francis · 2026-08-26

arctic-70n-20w weather artwork
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Creative Rationale

Over the arctic waters west of Jan Mayen Island in the Greenland Sea, where pack ice meets open ocean under polar twilight. The extreme cold temperature anomaly and high pressure system create a composition where muted earth tones and icy blues pool heavily at the canvas edges, driven outward by moderate northern winds. The high humidity and trace precipitation manifest as soft, bleeding color fields that blur into luminous white space, while the substantial atmospheric pressure concentrates dense color accumulations that frame an expansive breathing center.

Atmospheric Data

Date
2026-08-26
Location
70°N, 20°W (Arctic 70n 20w)
Pressure
1023 hPa (gradient: 47.59)
Wind
11.9 m/s from 355°
Temperature
2.7°C (anomaly: 16°C)
Humidity
93%
Precipitation
0.1 mm
Visual Interest Score
24.4

Technical Details

Model
Claude Sonnet 4 via Amazon Bedrock
Artist Inspiration
Sam Francis
Weather Source
Open-Meteo API (GFS model)
Format
SVG (2048x2048 viewBox) + PNG
Generated
2026-08-26T06:03:45.631664+00:00
Run ID
2026-08-26-060044

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