Arctic

Creative rationale

Over the Labrador Sea in the Canadian Arctic, where 8.6°C represents an unusually warm temperature anomaly of 8.5°C above normal for this frigid region. The moderate wind speed of 11.7 m/s from the west creates aggressive diagonal slashes across the composition, while the elevated sea-level pressure of 1008.9 hPa with its steep gradient generates spatial tension and compressed forms pressing against the picture plane. The 78% humidity and absence of precipitation allow for thick, undiluted passages of paint-like color to dominate the surface with raw physical energy.