maurice
canning wilks
Maurice Canning Wilks (1910–1984): Capturing the Soul of Ireland Maurice Canning Wilks, born in Belfast on November 25th, 1910, was an Irish landscape painter who dedicated his artistic life to portraying the dramatic beauty of Northern Ireland’s coastline and interior. His formative years were spent …
A portrait built from maurice canning wilks'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.
