wilma
dunbar
Wilma Dunbar: A Southwest Soul Painted Wilma Dunbar, born in 1946 and still actively creating today, is a singular voice within contemporary American art—a painter deeply rooted in the landscapes and cultural narratives of the American Southwest. Her work isn’t merely representation; it's an immersive …
A portrait built from wilma dunbar'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.
