james
wales
A Life Bridging Worlds: The Artistic Journey of James Wales James Wales, born in the Scottish coastal town of Peterhead in 1747, embarked on a life that would see him traverse continents and capture the likenesses of figures from vastly different cultural spheres. His story …
A portrait built from james wales'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.
