john
hobson nicholson
John Hobson Nicholson (1911–1988) John Hobson Nicholson was born in Douglas, Isle of Man, on January 29th, 1911, the son of William Nicholson, a house painter and decorator. He inherited his grandfather’s artistic talent—John Miller Nicholson—a celebrated Victorian landscape artist known for capturing the rugged …
A portrait built from john hobson nicholson'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.
