john
wilson ewbank
John Wilson Ewbank: A Scottish Master of Light and Water Born in Darlington, England, in 1799, John Wilson Ewbank’s artistic journey took him from the humble apprenticeship of a house painter to the esteemed ranks of the Royal Scottish Academy. His life, though tragically cut …
A portrait built from john wilson ewbank's own colours
Every 5 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.
