Stewart Merrett 'Secret Box' women artists The etching captures the artist’s

The etching captures the artist’s joy of picnicking with his children around Sydney’s parklands

philosophy and history to articulate the human experience

Image Size: 67 x 47 cm

hearing and touch – silken grass bending under foot

moving and beautiful as art

Stewart Merrett 'Secret Box' women artists The etching captures the artist’sStewart Merretts work is an unabashed celebration of life. Whether sun soaked open seas or the delights of domestic life, his vision evades, in his words, being overly intimidating, precious or intellectual. Secret Box is an ode to the everyday. In it, Merrett presents a still life: a potted flower, window and locked box in delicate hues. This image is reticent of the concept of home, where each object is imbued with its own symbolism. What lies in