Free Spirit
Height: 76cm Width: 76cm
Free Spirit
Height: 79cm Width: 79cm
Into the Light
Height: 76cm Width: 76cm
Into the Light
Height: 79cm Width: 79cm
Aftermath
Height: 76cm Width: 76cm
Rain Rain
Height: 79cm Width: 79cm
Coast
Height: 91cm Width: 122cm
Sail Lines
Height: 91cm Width: 122cm
Sail Lines
Height: 91cm Width: 122cm
Unbridled
Height: 91cm Width: 122cm
From Left Field
Height: 91cm Width: 91cm
Blow Hole
Height: 91cm Width: 91cm
In Your Face Aqua
Height: 91cm Width: 91cm
Crossing the Line
Height: 91cm Width: 61cm
In Line
Height: 101cm Width: 101cm
Rain Set In
Height: 122cm Width: 91cm
Rain Set In
Height: 122cm Width: 91cm
Cabin Fever
Height: 73cm Width: 55cm
Rainy Day 1
Height: 73cm Width: 55cm
Vignette series
Height: 28cm Width: 23cm
Chartreuse
Height: 91cm Width: 91cm
Wet Dog Day
Height: 76cm Width: 76cm
Summer Showers
Height: 94cm Width: 94cm
Upcoming Exhibition Out of Line at Art2Muse Gallery 2 – 15 December 2025
Meet the Artist 1pm – 3pm Saturday 6 December 2025
Guest Artist
Merryl Greaves studied under the artist John Ogburn for 10 years from 1995, in Glebe NSW, painting in an Expressionist style before learning Abstract painting with Tony Tozer and now Yaeli Ohana.
She pursues her curiosity of abstract expression, painting in her studio at Georges Heights. She paints with acrylic paint which allows her a sense of spontaneity and freedom.
“My paintings rely on an experience or memory and imagination and trying to capture the essence of that. I work intuitively and enjoy the process where the painting reveals itself. ”
My recent body of work encompasses aspects of my theme of Dissolution. For me this implies the process of endings, the change and impermanence of almost everything, of life cycles, the ending of an era, the end of seasons, the ending of things intangible, the sacred bond of marriage, aging, decay and death of the material object. Abstract painting thus lending itself to the concept caught on canvas – my expression of that idea, my experiences, memories, and inner world.
Out of Line
“I had gone down the south coast to a cabin on East beach Kiama to have a week of plein air painting. Day 1 started with rain that continued to Day 7 resulting in the contained energy of cabin fever exploding onto the canvases in uncensored strokes and shocking pink paint! Deciding this was to be the modum operandem for the week I continued to paint in unbridled and untamed lines to represent the murky skies and pea soup seas under unrelenting rain .
Coming back to work in the studio saw a change in pace and emotions to quieter paintings still very much using line work as in “In Line” and moving towards creating perspective with charcoal lines but still with the hint of rebelliousness!
It has been a really enjoyable process over the past year – breaking out and then coming back to calmer waters . Hopefully the titles will help to take you on the journey.” Merryl Greaves 2025
Exhibitions
Harrington Street Gallery1995-2005
Mosman 2088 exhibition
Mosman Art Prize 2016
Joy Ewart Gallery group exhibitions
Kristina Brenke Studio Palm Beach
Ewart Art Prize 2020
The Creative Space, Curl Curl
The Landship Gallery, George’s Heights group exhibitions
2023 Mosman 2088