james
castle
James Castle: A Visionary of Rural Simplicity James Castle (1899 – 1977) stands as a singular figure in American art history—a self-taught artist who defied convention and forged an intensely personal aesthetic rooted in the landscapes and traditions of Idaho’s Garden Valley. Unlike many artists …
A portrait built from james castle'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.
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.
