Tropical South America

Creative rationale

Above the high Andes of Peru and Bolivia, where extreme altitude creates an otherworldly atmosphere of thin air and intense cold. The temperature of 5.5°C represents an impossibly frigid environment, driving me toward Rothko's darkest, most contemplative palette of deep ultramarines and near-blacks. The relatively low pressure suggests two dominant color fields that fill the canvas with heavy, meditative presence, while the gentle wind creates softly breathing edges between the bands, and the high humidity makes these dark colors seem to emit their own mysterious luminescence from within.