The Masters · Chromatic Profile
James
Shaw
1815
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1881
· 19th Century
A Life Across Oceans James Shaw was a man of many roles, a figure whose life was defined by movement and adaptation. Born in Dumfries, Scotland, in 1815, he began his adult life far from the landscapes that would later define his legacy. After studying …
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The Palette Genome
A portrait built from James Shaw's own colours
Every 3 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.