mary
ann willson
Mary Ann Willson: A Pioneer of American Watercolor Before the mid-20th century, Mary Ann Willson’s name was largely absent from the annals of American art history. Her story is one of quiet resilience and remarkable artistic vision—a testament to an artist who, despite lacking formal …
A portrait built from mary ann willson'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.