morris
graves
Morris Graves (1910-2001): A Northwest Mystic’s Vision Morris Cole Graves (August 28, 1910 – May 5, 2001) was an American painter who stands as a cornerstone of the Northwest School, a movement that profoundly shaped modern American art. Born in Fox Valley, Oregon—a landscape steeped …
A portrait built from morris graves's own colours
Every 5 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.