clarence
schmidt
Clarence Schmidt: The Architect of Mountain Dreams Clarence Schmidt (1897 – 1978) stands apart from the mainstream art world as a singular figure—an “outsider artist” whose relentless dedication to monumental environmental sculpture cemented his place in American folk art history. His enduring project, "The Miracle …
A portrait built from clarence schmidt's own colours
Every 4 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.