Deana
Lawson
Early Life and Foundations Deana Lawson, born in 1979 in Rochester, New York, emerged from a deeply photographic environment—a legacy woven into the fabric of her upbringing. Her father, Cornelius Lawson, was the family’s dedicated documentarian, while her mother, Gladys Lawson, spent over three decades …
A portrait built from Deana Lawson'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.
