Mervyn Ashmore Smith OAM (11 December 1904 – 18 March 1994) was an Australian artist. He was best known for his watercolour landscapes and botanical works.
He was born in Sydney,[1] trained as an architect and was for a time town planner for Newcastle, but spent his later years in Adelaide. He was married to the notable watercolour artist and art teacher Ruth Tuck (22 July 1914 – 10 October 2008), whose father was Marie Tuck's cousin. From 1949 to 1953 they lived in Newcastle, where he was employed as planning officer with the Northumberland County Council.[2] Then returned to Adelaide, where they frequently held joint exhibitions of their work. They had three children, a son and twin daughters.
Mervyn Smith's paintings "Sydney Heads from Vaucluse", "Dockyards", "Sydney Opera House under construction", and "Sydney Opera House" are held by the Art Gallery of South Australia.