Arctic
70°N, 20°E · Peter Max · 2026-09-27
Peter Max2026-09-27Peter Max2026
Creative rationale
Over the remote Arctic waters northeast of Svalbard, Norway, where icebergs drift in the Barents Sea, an unusual warm anomaly of 7.6°C above normal creates a cosmic celebration in the polar darkness. The moderate wind speed of 7.1 m/s generates sweeping rainbow arcs that span half the canvas, while the elevated sea-level pressure of 1011.5 hPa packs the composition with densely clustered neon forms radiating urgent cosmic energy. The surprising warmth pushes the palette toward electric hot pinks and acid yellows, while the high humidity of 81% creates massive glowing halos around the Arctic Earth orb floating in its starfield of perpetual winter night.
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Attribution: James Tannahill / art.jamestannahill.com. No commercial use or derivatives without permission.