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Arctic

60°N, 130°W · Sam Francis · 2026-09-12

Arctic weather art after Sam Francis
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Creative rationale

Over the remote Arctic Ocean northwest of the Canadian territories, where sea ice meets frigid waters under perpetual twilight, extreme low pressure creates a dramatic atmospheric void. The exceptionally cold temperature of 5.3°C with gentle winds from the southwest suggests a stable but intensely frigid system, while moderate humidity indicates ice crystal formation in the thin air. I've interpreted this as heavy pools of deep blues and purples accumulating at the canvas edges like frozen atmospheric pressure, with sparse splashes reaching inward due to the light wind, leaving vast luminous white space to represent the stark Arctic emptiness and bone-deep cold.

Atmospheric data

Date
2026-09-12
Location
60°N, 130°W (Arctic)
Pressure
904.4 hPa (gradient: 70.44)
Wind
2.5 m/s from 249°
Temperature
5.3°C (anomaly: 12.1°C)
Humidity
69%
Visual Interest Score
22

Technical details

Model
FLUX.1-dev + custom LoRA (Black Forest Labs)
Artist Inspiration
Sam Francis
Weather Source
Open-Meteo API (GFS model)
Format
PNG (FLUX.1-dev + custom LoRA)
Generated
2026-09-12T06:04:51.474277+00:00
Run ID
2026-09-12-060044

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