Patterdale Farm
Isabel Lau
The artwork Patterdale
Farm by John Glover is a historic Australian artwork and was painted in
1840. It is 76.7 x 115.2cm and the media is oil on canvas. John Glover was from
Houghton England and moved to Australia in 1831 and is known as ‘the father of
Australian landscape painting’.
The artwork
Patterdale Farm is a painting and it is oil on canvas. The elements of the
artwork is neutral colours and simple landscape images. The shapes are soft. It
is not a crowded artwork, it has many repeated shapes and plain spaces. It has
a horizontal axis. The lines in the artwork are soft but well defined. They are
mainly curved. Lines are not used prominently in the artwork. It has a lot of
depth but has little physical texture. It is quite symmetrical, it is well
balanced and a lot of repetition is used. The colours used in the artwork are
blue, many shades of green, white and brown. Blue is used for the sky, some
mountains and the man’s coat. Green is used for the grass, leaves on the trees
and some mountains. White is used for the cows, buildings and clouds. Brown is
used for the cows, tree trunks, a tree branch and the dog. There are two main
trees and multiple others. There are many cows, mountains, heels, buildings and
also a man leaning against a tree with his dog.
The distinctive features in the artwork Patterdale Farm are the mountains in the
background and the two trees that frame the artwork. This landscape is unique
and different because it is set in outback Australia in the 1800’s. It is a
relatively old landscape painting and has surprising detail in each
element.
The main idea of the artwork Patterdale Farm is nature and is represented through the materials
of simple oil on canvas meaning peace. The theme of the artwork is farming,
nature and peace. The work is about the peace and quiet of Patterdale farm,
Victoria. I think this means that John Glover found outback Australia very
peaceful and calm compared to what he was used to in England. I think John
Glover created this artwork to show people outside of Australia what Australia’s
outback looked like. I think the two trees framing the artwork are meant to
show the strength of nature. I think that the singe man in the artwork shows
Australia’s small population.
I like this artwork because it portrays my love of
nature and farming. I think this is a good artwork because it has attention to
detail and good choices of shapes, colours and positioning. I think this
artwork is good enough for a museum. I feel this way because it represents me
and my childhood. It is very old and is still in good condition. It is large
but every aspect and part have been given careful consideration before it was
painted in.
The artwork Patterdale
Farm by John Glover is an iconic Australian Artwork that was painted in
1840. It is a historic painting that is good enough for a museum.
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