James
Dickson Innes
A Brief Blaze of Color: The Life and Art of James Dickson Innes James Dickson Innes, a name that resonates with a poignant brevity in the annals of British modernism, occupies a unique space—a flash of vibrant color extinguished far too soon. Born in Llanelli, …
A portrait built from James Dickson Innes's own colours
Every 67 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.
