john
gibson paton
John Gibson Paton: Pioneer Missionary and Painter of Mythological Beauty John Gibson Paton (1824-1907) stands as a singular figure – a Scottish Protestant missionary who simultaneously cultivated an artistic talent that produced stunning paintings imbued with classical mythology and religious fervor. His life’s journey, marked …
A portrait built from john gibson paton's own colours
Every 2 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.
