Samwillie
Mickpegak
Samwillie Mickpegak: A Voice of the Great Whale River Born in 1922 in Kuujjuaq, a remote Inuit community nestled along the Hudson Bay coastline of Canada, Samwillie Mickpegak’s life has been inextricably linked to the rhythms and traditions of his people. His artistic journey began …
A portrait built from Samwillie Mickpegak'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.
