MICHELLE HENRY
 
THE BLOSSOMS AND BUDS WERE LIKE ALL THE MOONS IN ONE NIGHT, 2024
oil on board
35 x 40 cm
 
Showing in: Moya
 
About the Artwork
I paint the flower as metaphor, exploring themes of love, lust and longing. Working in thin layers of oil paint built up through scumbling and glazing, I construct the surface to suggest the subtle play of light on and through petals and leaves. This magnolia grandiflora flower takes its title from the Sharon Olds poem Telling my Mother.
 
About the Artist
Michelle is a prize-winning painter and resident artist at Art Gallery on Darling who has exhibited regularly since 2014. She is a regular finalist in art prizes including the Calleen Art Award and The Mosman Art Prize. Michelle teaches visual arts part-time at Mosman High.
 
www.michellehenryartist.com
@michellehenryart