melvyn
chantrey
Melvyn Chantrey: A Symphony of Color and Emotion Melvyn Chantrey, a name perhaps less familiar than some of the giants of the abstract expressionist movement, nevertheless possesses a quietly compelling body of work that deserves wider recognition. Born in 1945, Chantrey’s artistic journey began not …
A portrait built from melvyn chantrey'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.
