John
Wesley
A Life Painted in Paradox: The World of John Wesley John Wesley, who passed away in February 2022 at the age of 93, remains a quietly compelling figure in American art—an artist whose work defies easy categorization. Born in Los Angeles in 1928, his life …
A portrait built from John Wesley's own colours
Every 7 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.
