charles
smith
early life and artistic beginnings charles smith, a scottish artist, was born on november 7, 1749, in stenness, orkney isles. his father, william smith, and mother, charlotte whitefoord, laid the foundation for his future artistic endeavors. artistic evolution initially, smith focused on portrait painting but …
A portrait built from charles smith's own colours
Every 8 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.
