stephen james ferris — Palette Genome

The Masters · Chromatic Profile

stephen
james ferris

1835 — 1915 · 19th Century

William McTaggart: Bridging Impressionism and the Scottish Landscape Born in 1835 in the remote village of Aros, on Scotland’s rugged Kintyre peninsula, William McTaggart’s artistic journey was profoundly shaped by his upbringing amidst the dramatic beauty of the Atlantic coast. This early immersion in a …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from stephen james ferris'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.

← 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.

stephenjames ferris

A portrait built from stephen james ferris's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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stephen
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