william
johnstone
A Life Bathed in Light: The Poetic Vision of William Johnstone William Johnstone, born in 1897 and passing in 1981, remains a quietly compelling figure within the landscape of Scottish art. While not a household name, his work possesses a distinctive atmospheric quality that resonates …
A portrait built from william johnstone's own colours
Every 22 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.
