john
whorf
Early Life and Artistic Beginnings John Calderwood Whorf, born in Winthrop, Massachusetts, in 1903, emerged as a pivotal figure in American realist painting, particularly celebrated for his mastery of watercolor. His artistic journey wasn’t a sudden awakening but rather a gradual unfolding nurtured from earliest …
A portrait built from john whorf'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.
