john
simmons
Early Life and Bristol Beginnings John Simmons, born in Clifton near Bristol on April 13th, 1823, emerged from a modest background steeped in the trades of his parents—his father, also named John Simmons, was a bookbinder. The family resided at 7 Bush Street, St James, …
A portrait built from john simmons's own colours
Every 2 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.