john
mccombs
John McCombs (1943–2025): A Saddleworth Landscape Painter John McCombs, born in 1943, was a British watercolor artist renowned for his dedication to capturing the serene beauty of Saddleworth Moor and its surrounding villages in Greater Manchester. His artistic journey began with an early fascination for …
A portrait built from john mccombs'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.
