brownie
mcghee
The Tennessee Echoes of a Blues Pioneer Born in the heart of Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1915, Brownie McGhee carried within him the rhythmic soul of the American South. His journey was one of migration and metamorphosis, leading him from the familiar landscapes of his youth …
A portrait built from brownie mcghee's own colours
Every 1 approved work contributes its dominant tone to a single flowing field. Sorted along the hue wheel, the strip reads as a smooth spectrum. Click any band to reveal its full four-colour palette.
Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.
Every painting, placed on the hue wheel
Each dot is a work — its angle set by hue, its distance from the centre by saturation. Hover a dot to see the painting.
The signature, in numbers
Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.