James
Nairn
A Visionary of Light and Landscape The story of James McLauchlan Nairn is one of movement, from the misty highlands of Scotland to the vibrant shores of New Zealand, bound together by a singular, unwavering devotion to the truth of light. Born near Glasgow in …
A portrait built from James Nairn's own colours
Every 14 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.