Arctic

Creative rationale

Over the Arctic archipelago northeast of Hudson Bay, where Baffin Island meets the frozen seas, an unusual warmth disrupts the polar night with temperatures at the freezing point, 17 degrees above the seasonal norm. The moderate sea-level pressure of 1018.4 hPa suggests stable atmospheric conditions, while gentle winds from the west-northwest carry moisture across the ice-bound landscape at 76% humidity. This unexpected Arctic thaw, with its glowing warmth against the polar darkness, calls for Rothko's transitional palette, deep burgundies and warm blacks that seem to breathe with inner light, three bands floating in contemplative space as the high pressure allows for breathing room between the luminous color fields.