The mood and composition of Conrad Martens' "View of the Heads, Port Jackson"- 1853.

Conrad Martens' View of the Heads, Port Jackson is a captivating work in which Martens has conveyed a magical sense of adventure, and spirituality. His dynamic use of contrast displays respect for the mighty power of the sea; of nature. The work is balanced with great compositional skill. The work is of the heads - one which is in the foreground at the bottom right of the painting, South Head. North Head is in the …

…of scale. View of the Heads, Port Jackson has a great sense of spirituality. The rough cliffs and the forbidding ocean being matched by the calm waters of safety and the heavenly essence of light from the skies. Watercolours, which Martens used for this work, also have a sense of softness and spirituality. It is a captivating work in which Martens has conveyed a magical sense of adventure, dynamic contrast, spirituality, and power of nature.