John Simpson Palette 2

Palette Analysis

John Simpson sits in the centre of the value range, lending the palette a sense of even, sustained light. Warmth dominates - the palette of John Simpson leans heavily on the yellow-orange-red arc of the colour wheel. Chroma is kept low across all colours, producing the soft, enveloping quality that characterises tonal painting. At 36.9%, #2D2620 functions less as a colour accent and more as a complete atmospheric environment. At 9.3%, #58261A carries the palette's sharpest chromatic charge: an accent that earns its place precisely because it is withheld. At 61 units of value range, the palette has the tonal breadth to sustain complex spatial readings. Palette 2 sits within the larger chromatic argument that John Simpson's complete body of work advances.