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williamson galloway macdonald

1897 — 1960 · Modern

James Williamson Galloway Macdonald (Jock Macdonald): Pioneer of Canadian Abstract Art James Williamson Galloway Macdonald, better known as Jock Macdonald, was a Scottish-Canadian painter and educator whose groundbreaking explorations into abstraction profoundly shaped the artistic landscape of Canada. Born in Thurso, Scotland, on May 31, …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from james williamson galloway macdonald's own colours

Every 4 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
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.

0° Red 90° Yellow 180° Cyan 270° Blue saturation →
Reading the Genome

The signature, in numbers