The Masters · Chromatic Profile
james
coutts michie
1859
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1919
· 19th Century
James Coutts Michie: A Master of Highland Light and Rural Life Born in 1859 amidst the rugged beauty of Marywell, near Aboyne in Scotland’s Cairngorms, James Coutts Michie’s life was inextricably linked to the landscapes he so passionately captured on canvas. His early years were …
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The Palette Genome
A portrait built from james coutts michie's own colours
Every 16 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.
← Cool · Shadow
Warm · Earth
Gold · Light →
Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.
Four-Colour Decomposition
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The Chromatic Knot
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.
Reading the Genome
The signature, in numbers
The Source Works
Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.