dorothy
mead
Early Life and Artistic Formation Dorothy Mead (1928 – 1975) emerged from a humble upbringing in Walthamstow, London, England—a formative experience profoundly shaping her artistic vision. Adopted at just three months old by a family with a florist’s shop as her mother's livelihood, Mead absorbed …
A portrait built from dorothy mead's own colours
Every 2 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.