john
bowen
John Bowen: A Painter of Shropshire and Beyond Born in Llanelli, South Wales, in 1914, John Bowen’s artistic journey began amidst the rolling hills and vibrant landscapes of his childhood home. His early education at Llanelli and Swansea Schools of Art laid a foundation for …
A portrait built from john bowen'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.