barbara
balmer
Barbara Balmer (1929–2017): A Tuscan Soul Captured in Watercolor Barbara Balmer RSA (September 23, 1929 – December 31, 2017) was a Scottish artist and teacher whose distinctive watercolor paintings—characterized by serene landscapes imbued with subtle color palettes—earned her recognition as one of Scotland’s foremost practitioners …
A portrait built from barbara balmer's own colours
Every 6 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.
