james
hardie
James Hardie: A Lifetime Dedicated to Scottish Landscapes and Animal Portraits James Watterson Hardie (1856–1920), born in Birkenhead, Cheshire, and later residing in London, was a prolific Scottish painter whose distinctive style captivated audiences throughout his lifetime. He cultivated an extraordinary connection with Scotland’s dramatic …
A portrait built from james hardie's own colours
Every 1 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.
