Thomas Doughty was an American artist of the Hudson River School. He was born in Philadelphia and was the first American artist to work exclusively as a landscapist. His paintings often expressed an entrance type of atmosphere entering the landscape. Thomas Doughty was known to have painted in the rivers, valleys, and mountains of Pennsylvania, New York, New England, and especially the Hudson River Valley. He taught himself how to paint while apprenticing for a leather manufacturer.
This painting show what a beautiful land American has to offer in all of its sanctuary and peace. At first glance you can see an enormous mountain in the background through a haze; this mountain is outlined by outlying hills to emphasize how large the mountain really is. Following down to the reflections of the hills in the lake shows great detail in how smooth the water really is and how calm the water becomes. The trees lastly offer a great deal of quietness and calm sanctuary of the whole lake as a place to escape and be alone in your own world outside of civilization.
Thomas Doughty was known for his unique landscapes although the brushstrokes set him apart in this painting, he uses loose strokes to detail the impressions in the painting; it develops a hazed image of the area. The colors you mainly see are a dark green to gloom the setting down, blue to express the mountain in the background and the reflection in the water, and brown to represent the hills and dirt spread around throughout nature. Another color some may see is the yellow tint he placed upon the weeds and the grass to brighten the entrance into the painting. His painting all comes together with the colors blending to see a relaxing image that is not busy being filled with colors rather it has the smooth calm effect by keeping the color size to a minimum and making it as a sanctuary for peace.
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