john
bliss & frederick creighton
The Pioneering Partnership of Bliss & Creighton: Innovators in Marine Chronometry John Bliss, born in Norwich, Connecticut in 1795, embarked on a journey that would leave an indelible mark on the world of nautical timekeeping. Though initially trained as a silversmith and clockmaker, his path …
A portrait built from john bliss & frederick creighton'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.
