{"id":2807,"date":"2026-02-16T16:13:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T06:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marijkegreenway.com\/wptester\/?p=2807"},"modified":"2026-09-24T15:07:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T05:07:32","slug":"coming-1-to-14-october-2026-new-exhibition-australia-wild","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marijkegreenway.com\/wptester\/?p=2807","title":{"rendered":"COMING – 1 to 14 OCTOBER 2026 – NEW EXHIBITION – ‘ ‘AUSTRALIA WILD’ AT – The Garden gallery, Sydney Botanic Garden, 10 – 4 pm Free entry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n


\u00a0Forty-Four Years of Dirt, Paint, and Devotion: Why I Still Chase the Wild<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As an artist, I am happily, hopelessly addicted. For 44 years, my life has been dictated by light, weather, and the sensory overload of the Australian bush. From my studio in Pearl Beach\u2014hemmed in by the sandstone face of Mount Ettalong, the ancient trees of the local Arboretum, and the crashing Pacific\u2014nature doesn’t just invite inspiration; it demands it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My upcoming exhibition, Australia Wild<\/em>, opening at The Garden Gallery inside the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, on October 1st, is the culmination of this lifelong obsession. It features tree-scapes of the Central Coast\u2014the contorted, muscular limbs of angophoras, towering gums, explosive gymea lilies, and delicate flannel flowers\u2014juxtaposed against raw, dust-caked outback canvases painted on site during three massive, nomadic loops around Australia with husband John, my easel strapped to my camping gear and Johns bike on top of our vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Painting en plein air<\/em> (in the open air) with oils or experimenting with ancient molten encaustic wax isn’t a passive hobby; it is a full-contact sport. It means fighting the wind to keep a canvas standing, picking desert flies out of wet oil paint, and watching the shadows change faster than your brush can move.
This October marks a deeply personal milestone for me. I am celebrating an unbroken 19-year tradition of exhibiting within the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. I started under the historic glass of The Palm House back in 2008, and now this year marks my third inside The Garden Gallery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WEST MACDONNELLS AT GLENHELEN<\/strong> OIL 160X112 $2200<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Flag Irises Encaustic 119×85 $2500<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Pearl Beach Waterfall.<\/strong>
Oil 91×91 $1700<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Gymea on Purple oil 90×60 $950<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lagoon Breaking through.<\/strong>
Oil 61×61 $950<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Carnarvon Gorge Qld <\/strong>
Oil 60×50 $895<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Strelitzia Race Oil 121×40 $1500<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Absorbng the PinksAcrylic & Beeswax $1200<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Waterlilies Encaustic 126×126 $4000<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Choreography Mt. Ettalong. <\/strong>
Oil 90×80 $1500<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Fifteen Days in Pearl Beach Oil 64×130 $1800<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Pearl Beach icon <\/strong>
Oil 60×50 $595<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Shoreline Kimberley Waters. <\/strong>
Oil 60×50 $895<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Trawlers at rest, Patonga<\/strong>
Oil 48×63 $795<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Karri Trees, Pemberton.<\/strong>
Oil 51×71 <\/strong>$950.00<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Banksias blooming.<\/strong>
Oil 40×122 $1500<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Approaching Horizontal Waterfalls. Oil 43×53 $695<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dark Pond in the Arboretum. <\/strong>
oil <\/strong> 110×110 $1900<\/strong> SOLD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Kimberley Waters<\/strong>
Oil 61×91 $1500 <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Wallaby behind me. <\/strong>
Oil 30×40 $495<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Balancing Act, Mt. Ettalong. <\/strong>
Oil 90×80 $1500<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sydney Rock Orchid. <\/strong>
Oil 61×76 $1250<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Queensland Bottle Trees, Kariong.<\/strong>
Oil 76×76 $1200<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Red Interior (small) 43×43 $795<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Swimming Hole at Ellenborough Falls Oil<\/strong> 61×61 $950.00<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Waratahs Patonga Track.
Oil 70×70 $1200<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Windhana Gorge Encaustic 48×33 $795<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Box Head<\/strong>, rain washed <\/strong>
Oil 51×61 $895<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Bromeliad Aechmata Fasciata.<\/b><\/span> <\/strong>
76×76 Oil $1200<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dollar Gums Uluru<\/strong>
Oil 61×122 $1700<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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My daily Inspiration – Lion Island. <\/strong>
Oil 52×52 $795<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Arboretum magic Oil 61×76 $1200<\/strong> SOLD<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Gymea Wild Acrylic 90×90 $1700<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Favourite view- Lion Island. <\/strong>
Oil 43×53 $795<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Wedding Tree, Arboretum P.B.<\/strong>
Oil 50×60 $895<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Perfect Balance- Mt. Ettalong. <\/strong>
Oil 76×76 $1200<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Heads,<\/strong> View from Mt.Ettalong<\/strong> 61×61 $950<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Reflections Pearl Beach Lagoon. Oil 64×64 $950<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Light on the creek at the bridge Oil 66×66 $1050<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A grove of Saplings. <\/strong>
Oil 52×52 $795<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Colours of Mt. Ettalong
Oil 51×77 $1050<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Flanne Flowers Oil 121×50 $1300<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Paper Barks, Diamond Road, Pearl Beach. <\/strong>
Oil 53×74 $1100<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Arboretum Wetland. <\/strong>
Oil 80x 90 $1500<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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PEARL BEACH BUSH SCAPE<\/strong> 124X94 OIL $1900<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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View to Box Head Encaustic 54×64 $995.00<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sunshine West MacDonnells Acrylic <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Absorbing the Pinks<\/strong>
Acrylic & Beeswax 54×79 $120<\/strong>0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Lion Island Evening skies. <\/strong>
Oil 76×76 $1500<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Gymea Dance. <\/strong>
Acrylic 92×92 $1700<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Fallen Tree, Lagoon P.B.
Oil 40×50 $695<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Springtime Waratahs Oil 76×76 $1200<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Arboretum Flooded Gums.<\/strong>
Oil 64 x 94 $1200<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Spear Lily Gymea Palmerii.<\/strong>
Oil 92×92. $1<\/strong>700<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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\u00a0Forty-Four Years of Dirt, Paint, and Devotion: Why I Still Chase the Wild As an artist, I am happily, hopelessly addicted. For 44 years, my life has been dictated by light, weather, and the sensory overload of the Australian bush. From my studio in Pearl Beach\u2014hemmed in by the sandstone face of Mount Ettalong, the…<\/p>\n

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