michael
noakes
Michael Noakes: A Portraitist of His Time Born in London in 1933, Michael Noakes’s life and artistic journey were inextricably linked to the evolving social and cultural landscape of post-war Britain. From his early exposure to art within a traditional yet forward-looking household, he developed …
A portrait built from michael noakes's own colours
Every 20 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.
