alethea garstin — Palette Genome

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alethea
garstin

1894 — 1978 · Modern

Alethea Garstin (1894–1978): Cornish Impressionist and Keeper of Coastal Visions Alethea Garstin, born in Penzance, Cornwall on June 1st, 1894, was a pivotal figure in the Newlyn School of painters—a collective dedicated to capturing the raw beauty of Cornwall’s coastline with bold brushstrokes and tonal …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from alethea garstin's own colours

Every 3 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

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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.

Reading the Genome

The signature, in numbers

The Source Works

Where the colour came from

Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.

aletheagarstin

A portrait built from alethea garstin's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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