MICHELLE HENRY
TIME
2019 - 2020
In a time of bushfires, COVID-19 and global protests it was right to make an exhibition about time. The titles are from various sources and reflect the mood of the moment.
 9 small paintings of rosesNine small works in the installation arrangement. Each one - Oil on canvas 8" x 8" (20.3 x 20.3cm) |  …speculation of what might have been in a perfect world“…speculation of what might have been in a perfect world.” (John Kinsella) Oil on board 18" x 24" (45.7 x 60.9cm) |
|---|---|
 There is a single flower growing who fee“There is a single flower growing who feels very much alone” (Kay) Oil on canvas 8" x 8" (20.3 x 20.3cm) |  …knowing you’re with me, even when you’re not by my side“…knowing you’re with me, even when you’re not by my side” (Paulo Coelho) Oil on canvas 8" x 8" (20.3 x 20.3cm) |
 The voice of your eyes is deeper than all roses“The voice of your eyes is deeper than all roses.” (E.E. Cummings) Oil on canvas 8" x 8" (20.3 x 20.3cm) |  And all I lov’d – I lov’d alone“And all I lov’d – I lov’d alone” (Edgar Allan Poe) Oil on canvas 8" x 8" (20.3 x 20.3cm) |
 I went along the river – alone in the moonlight“I went along the river – alone in the moonlight” (Li Bai) Oil on canvas 8" x 8" (20.3 x 20.3cm) |  This is the time to be slow, Lie low to the wall Until the bitter weather passes“This is the time to be slow, Lie low to the wall Until the bitter weather passes.” (John O’Donoghue) Oil on canvas 8" x 8" (20.3 x 20.3cm) |
 Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks“Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks” (William Shakespeare) Oil on canvas 8" x 8" (20.3 x 20.3cm) |  In the morning and the evening we are by“In the morning and the evening we are by ourselves” (Minnie Bruce Pratt) Oil on canvas 8" x 8" (20.3 x 20.3cm) |
 Time is Too slow for those who wait“Time is Too slow for those who wait” (Henry Van Dyke) Oil on board 30 x 45cm |  Time is...Too long for those who grieve.“Time is … Too long for those who grieve” (Henry Van Dyke) Oil on board 30 x 45cm |
 But for those who love, time is Eternity“But for those who love, time is Eternity” (Henry Van Dyke) Oil on canvas on board 30 x 45cm |  Let’s contend no more, Love“Let’s contend no more, Love” (Robert Browning) Oil on gessobord 12" x 12" (30.5 x 30.5cm) |
 Once fondly lov’d and still remember’d dear“Once fondly lov’d and still remember’d dear” (Robert Burns) Oil on canvas 14" x 14" (35.6 x 36.5cm) |  f only now I could recall that touch“If only now I could recall that touch” (Christina Rossetti) Oil on board 39.8 x 44.8cm |
 I waited for you my entire life and you were worth every minute“I waited for you my entire life and you were worth every minute” (Mark Anthony) Oil on board with clock mechanism 25 x 22cm |  we should be kind While there is still t“we should be kind While there is still time” (Philip Larkin) Oil on board with clock mechanism 20cm diameter |