◇ Orange Clockwork (2019) Original Oil Painting by Isabel Mahe

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Tick tock

When the clockwork is orange,
it invites optimism
and dispenses its vitamins.

It evokes the movement of a clock.
Tick tock,
towards tomorrow, towards creativity.

Orange like the fox and the squirrel,
fire, a ball, a pretty butterfly.
Orange never stands still.

Tick tock,
sometimes, a more serene orange
manages to slow its pace.

Falling autumn leaves,
the robes of Buddhist monks,
an ancient city or a sunset.

Tick tock

But clever orange can stop dead in its tracks,
illuminating the prisoners’ garb.

And then, meticulously,
tick tock,
you count the hours.

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Isabel Mahe
22 août 2026

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Diluted turpentine oil paint, on special 240 g/M2 paper, natural linen color.
To be framed without glass, or under glass for more depth.

Materials used:

Oil painting on paper

Details:

• Oil painting on Paper
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 75 x 110 x 0.1cm (unframed) / 75 x 110cm (actual image size)
• Ready to hang
• Signed on the front
• Style: Expressive and gestural
• Subject: Nudes and erotic