alexander
young jackson
**biography of a canadian art pioneer** alexander young jackson, a renowned canadian painter, was born on october 3, 1882, and passed away on april 5, 1974. as a founding member of the group of seven, jackson significantly contributed to the development of art in canada, …
A portrait built from alexander young jackson's own colours
Every 9 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.
