Ronald
Forbes
Ronald Forbes (b.1947): A Painter's Philosophical Journey Ronald Forbes RSA, RGI (born 1947 in Braco, Perthshire, Scotland) is a Scottish figurative & ‘imagist’ painter whose artistic vision delves into profound explorations of reality and perception. Elected Associate of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1996 and …
A portrait built from Ronald Forbes'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.