Charles
Pears
A Life Immersed in Maritime Light: The World of Charles Pears Charles Pears, born in Pontefract, Yorkshire, in 1873, was an artist whose life became inextricably linked to the sea. Though formal documentation of his early training remains somewhat elusive, it’s clear that a profound …
A portrait built from Charles Pears's own colours
Every 25 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.
