James
Smith
The Quiet Presence of James Smith Born in 1890, James Smith lived through a period of profound change, yet his own artistic footprint remains a subtle one. He was a painter who focused his attention on the human form and the quiet dignity of portraiture. …
A portrait built from James Smith's own colours
Every 1 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.