David Johnson Paintings Geocoded

View of the Hudson from Barrytown NY

Painted by David Johnson (1827-1908). The featureless sky was a device Johnson used frequently to keep the viewer's focus on the good Earth below. The foliage, as much as dramatic terrain, was an inspiration; there's not much to Barrytown today, other than beautiful sloping hillsides. But this image is a fine example of how the taking the artist's perspective can create an extraordinary view out of a seemingly ordinary place.

David Johnson paintings

Francis Silva paintings in GeocodedArt

Kingston Point, Hudson River

Painting by Francis A. Silva (1835-1886).  Virtually all of Silva's paintings are focused on water; scenes of calm rivers greatly outnumber the seascapes,  and few of those have any measure of wave action.

He often painted boats with their sails full of wind, and seemingly full of promise. The ideal situation on the water appears to be a different world from the gritty bank where the observer stands, and to which the painter devoted a great deal of attention.

Silva paintings geocoded