james
giles
James Giles: The Highland Visionary James William Giles (1801–1870) wasn’t a name that dominated the grand halls of the Royal Academy in London, nor did his canvases command the immediate attention of the Parisian art world. Yet, within the heart of Scotland, particularly in Aberdeen, …
A portrait built from james giles's own colours
Every 23 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.
