A Convict's Brushstrokes: The Resilience of Richard Read Senior The history of Australian art is often written in the shadows of colonial struggle, and few figures embody this duality as poignantly as Richard Read Senior. Born in London around 1765, Read’s early life remains partially …
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.
Each dot is a work — its angle set by hue, its distance from the centre by saturation. Hover a dot to see the painting.
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.