colin
john mccahon
Colin John McCahon: A Pioneer of New Zealand Modernism Early Life and Education Born on August 1, 1919, in Timaru, New Zealand, Colin John McCahon spent much of his childhood in Dunedin. His early artistic inclinations were nurtured by visits to exhibitions and the work …
A portrait built from colin john mccahon's own colours
Every 3 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.
