Merv Beamish

My life is reflected in my art as a series of ‘it seemed like a good idea at the time’ experiments, thus art is, to me, a celebration of life. Each completed piece is the fruition of a challenge.

Primary mediums are oils and oil pastels often moving beyond traditional colours to use roadside dust, genuine ochres etc. I seldom use a brush preferring more rudimentary tools such as window cleaners squeegees, cooking implements etc.

Workshops
Commission work
Studio at NEA

Interview with Merv, Benalla, January 2018

Artists' Residency in Poland 2016

Artists' Residency in Poland 2018