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The Masters · Chromatic Profile

wilson
mclean

1937 · Modern

Wilson McLean: A Life in Illustration and the Echoes of a Changing America Wilson McLean (1937 – present) is more than just an illustrator; he’s a visual chronicler of mid-century America, a master of capturing mood and atmosphere through his distinctive style. Born in Scotland, …

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wilson mclean
The Palette Genome

A portrait built from wilson mclean'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.

← Cool · Shadow Warm · Earth Gold · Light →

Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.

Four-Colour Decomposition
The Chromatic Knot

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.

0° Red 90° Yellow 180° Cyan 270° Blue saturation →
Reading the Genome

The signature, in numbers