james
d. butler
A Life Rooted in the Prairie: The Artistic Journey of James D. Butler James D. Butler’s artistic sensibility is inextricably linked to the vast, open landscapes of the American Midwest. Born in 1945 in Fort Dodge, Iowa, his formative years were steeped in the subtle …
A portrait built from james d. butler'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.
