S.T.+GILL

ST GILL ==// S.T. Gill was a famous painter who painted lots of famous paintings. He was born in Perrington England on 21st of May 1818. The reason that he was called S.T. was because that was his nickname because his real name was Samuel Thomas Gill. He got some help from his father when he was really, really small because his father was also an amateur artist. When S.T. Gill was small he painted himself using watercolors. //==

==// He went to South Australia with his parents, brother and sister in 1839. He sketched pictures of people, dogs and horses and gave it to people so they could take them home and hang them on their walls. He also went on a exploring party led by J.A Horrocks to the Spencer Gulf. They a lake and named it Lake Gill (later renamed Lake Dutton) He drew pictures of the expedition as they went. When he got back he sold his drawings and he got some money. //==

==// By 1851 half of all the men in South Australia had gone to the gold rush. His business was not good so he decided to go and join his brother John. He went to Forrest Creek but he spent most of his time in Ballarat. He painted pictures of the goldfields which show what it was like. He published a book in 1852 and it was sold in London too. //==

// Gill sketched 24 lithographs he was known for that were published in Melbourne and London in 1853. //
==// He spent 20 years drawing pictures of New South Wales and Victoria and making some of them drew lithographs. He was most popular in the 1850s. In 1864 he was poor again but he published The Australian Sketchbook and he made money again. //==

==// He lived there for 20 years and he produced wonderful, delightful drawings and paintings! When he got use to living in the goldfields. He experimented with painting the goldfields and he drew some delightful drawings! People were really proud of S.T. Gill's drawings. S.T. Gill was really happy that his dream came true! That's why if anyone wants their dream to come true don't ever give up, just like S.T. Gill. Gill died on the 27th of October 1880, he was found collapsed in the post office, and was dead. //==

// This is an image of S.T. Gills drawings down below: //

He looks fabulous doesn't he! But the pictures a bit grey.
Things named after my person
 * = The movie called S.T. Gill =
 * = Books =
 * = A library called S.T Gill =
 * = Paintings in art galleries =

== People thought S.T. Gill was really good and fabulous for painting good pictures and because S.T. Gill was famous for artistic people liked him because his art made people think: "wow what a fabulous picture!". People thought he was a bit poor and had to do things the right way so he wouldn't be having lashes. Some people thought he was a really bad person for not buying tickets to go to the exploring party. ==

Questions about S.T. Gill


 * Why was S.T. Gill important to people? Answer: because he was a famous artist and drew a lot of famous paintings.
 * What was S.T Famous for? Answer: S.T. Gill was famous for art works, especially drawings of the gold rush.
 * What did S.T. Gill name the lake when he went to the expedition? Answer: First Lake Gill Then Lake Dutton.
 * What did S.T. Gill contribute that No other artist did? Answer: He contributed to recording what the Gold rush was like.
 * What did people think of S.T. Gill? Answer: People thought he was magnificent drawing millions of artwork.
 * What did S.T. Gill publish? Answer: There are many things that he published but one of them is the Australian Sketchbook.
 * What did he do good that made people happy while going to South Australia? Answer: By giving some pictures to people in South Australia so they can hang them on the wall.
 * How did S.T. Gill become famous? Answer: By painting a lot of paintings and not giving up.
 * When S.T. Gill's business wasn't so good who did he follow? Answer: His brother John to Pennyweight Flat at Forrest Creek but he spend most of his time in Ballarat.
 * What did S.T. Gill mainly do to be important in Australian History? Answer: By drawing pictures of the Goldrush, so it mainly told us what life was like there or we wouldn't know how life was like there.


 * Why was S.T. Gill important to people?
 * What was S.T Famous for?
 * What did S.T. Gill name the lake when he went to the expedition?
 * What did S.T. Gill contribute that No other artist did?
 * What did people think of S.T. Gill?
 * What did S.T. Gill publish?
 * What did S.T. Gill do good that made people happy while going to South Australia?
 * How did S.T. Gill become famous?
 * When S.T. Gill's business wasn't so good who did he follow?
 * What did S.T. Gill mainly do to be important in Australian History?

Bibliography

@http://www.egold.net.au/biogs/EG002 University of Melbourne (2010) Gill,Thomas Samuel [Online] available: 90b.htm, (5/7/12) Morgan, E.J.R. (2006) Gill,Thomas Samuel [Online] available: @http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/gill-samuel-thomas-2096,(5/7/12)