Landscape One of the first Australian artists was Thomas Watling (1762-?). Landscape painter in Britain, he spent his time in the colony drawing native wildlife and landscapes. He drew birds, native plants, and landscapes on government assignments. Used to painting European landscape, Watling was confused by Australian landscape – bushy and dry. Painting scenes of Australian life, Watling still managed to maintain the mood of European landscape. His eucalyptuses looked more like elms, and many of his art works look very much in style of classical English landscape painting, which tended to be a problem for many colonial artists. John Eyre (1771-1812), rather than painting beautiful landscapes, was primarily concerned with detailed drawings of the colonial landscape– houses, streets and gardens. Joseph Lysett (1774 – c.1825) traveled extensively through NSW and Tasmania, drawing and painting mountains, plains, forests, rivers, lakes and every detail of the landscape on Government assignments. He published his drawings in England in 1822. John Glover (1767-1849) was a well-established artist in England, and upon arrival to Australia he was the first artist who attempted to capture true picture of the Australian landscape, recognizing unique qualities of the country, and creating picturesque paintings. He was also one of the first artists to include aboriginal people in his art works, which then tend to sell well in England. Conrad Martens (1801-78) has developed his style to paint wonderful atmospheric landscapes, which is seen in his watercolor View of Sydney from Rose Bay. Related topics: Panorama photo poster Wildlife art poster Norman Lindsay nude posters Norman Lindsay erotic prints Figurative and abstract art posters External links: Landscape art prints