hosteen
klah
life and artistic journey of a navajo visionary hosteen klah, also known as hastin tso, was a navajo artist and medicine man, renowned for his captivating sandpaintings that continue to inspire generations. born in 1867 in the united states, klah's life was deeply rooted in …
A portrait built from hosteen klah'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.