Not much is known for certain about Hudson's life or any of his voyages before 1607. He must have learned his craft and skills by traveling with contemporary seafarers, probably British mariners (possibly even sailing with John Davis on one his voyages to the Arctic) because by the time of his first recorded voyage, he was a captain. His contributions to the exploration of the world as it was then known have generally been understated by modern sources, and overshadowed by greater exploits of his contemporaries. No contemporary painting or portrait of Henry Hudson has ever been found and even the oldest we have were painted after his death by people who probably based their artwork solely on a description.

Hudson was the architect of his own fateful tragedy that led to the mutiny in 1611. He was determined to find a true northwest passage to the Pacific Ocean and late in 1611 he and his crew attempted to winter in the great bay that later bore his name, Hudson Bay, and there his crew had had enough. They sent him and a few other crewmen adrift in the ship's scow and none were ever seen nor heard from again. But Hudson also left an even bigger legacy, the Hudson River, in New York State.

This painting was done in oil and digital. This sample is digital and was done in Canoma and Adobe Photoshop. In the collection of Pizza Hut, USA.