Takao
Tanabe
A Life Shaped by Landscape and Memory Takao Tanabe’s journey as an artist is one of remarkable transformation, a quiet evolution from the vibrant energy of abstract expressionism to the evocative stillness of landscape painting. Born Takao Izumi in 1926 in Seal Cove, British Columbia—a …
A portrait built from Takao Tanabe'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.
