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Arctic

70°N, 20°W · Gerhard Richter · 2026-09-30

Arctic weather art after Gerhard Richter
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Creative rationale

Over the Greenland Sea in the high Arctic, where pack ice meets dark waters under polar skies. The near-freezing temperature with its remarkable 16.5°C positive anomaly suggests an unusual warm intrusion into this frigid realm, while the strong 19.9 m/s northerly wind and steep pressure gradient of 35.05 hPa/cell create dramatic atmospheric turbulence. I interpret this as Richter-inspired squeegee drags flowing vertically downward from the north, with the extreme temperature anomaly revealing warm underlying reds and oranges beneath cool greys and blues, while the steep pressure gradient exposes multiple paint layers through complex overlapping strokes.

Atmospheric data

Date
2026-09-30
Location
70°N, 20°W (Arctic)
Pressure
1010.3 hPa (gradient: 35.05)
Wind
19.9 m/s from 5°
Temperature
-0.2°C (anomaly: 16.5°C)
Humidity
98%
Precipitation
1.1 mm
Visual Interest Score
60

Technical details

Model
FLUX.1-dev + custom LoRA (Black Forest Labs)
Artist Inspiration
Gerhard Richter
Weather Source
Open-Meteo API (GFS model)
Format
PNG (FLUX.1-dev + custom LoRA)
Generated
2026-09-30T06:01:57.957178+00:00
Run ID
2026-09-30-060044

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