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Art For Sale
Artist: Richard Heeps
Artist: Carol Bennett
DEJAVU Trailer I, Cambridgeshire - British Landscape Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
DEJAVU Trailer, captured on a sunny spring day, on one of Richard Heeps' many visits, capturing the trailer in the fen landscape as it changes with the seasons. Taken in 2018 is was...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

ICES - Four Framed Artworks - Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
ICES - Four Framed Artworks, Photographs by Richard Heeps. Select your color pairing. ICES, by Richard Heeps, photographed at the British Seaside at the end of summer 2020. This art...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Art

Materials

C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper

Monte Amiata II, Milan - Color Blocking Architecture Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Monte Amiata II', photographed in February 2020 for his ongoing series 'A Short History of Milan'. There is a reoccurring linear, structural theme throughout the series, capturing ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

ICES Pair - Two Framed Artworks - Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
ICES - Two Framed Artworks, Photographs by Richard Heeps. Select your color pairing. ICES, by Richard Heeps, photographed at the British Seaside at the end of summer 2020. This artw...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Light Catcher, Swimmer, Water, Work on board, Pastel, Blue, Female Figure
Located in Riverdale, NY
Light Catcher is a figurative artwork featuring a female swimmer through the water. It is a Pastel on archival board. It is the first time in 30 years Bennett has created artwork with pastels. The Artwork is 32" x 40". It is framed to 40" x 48" with a white frame. This is new 2023 work by Hawaii artist, Carol Bennett. Carol Bennett spends all of her time surrounded by water, and a great deal within it. Her work is a meditative journey through both the water and through life. She is intrigued by how life continues to flow and change, being both in the moment and timeless. The viewer will experience being in a state “flow” – where the currents of the ocean suspend life and self, and the unexpected floats to the surface. Carol's work has been featured in many solo and group exhibits throughout California, New York, Martha's Vineyard and Hawaii including a 2007 solo show at the First Hawaiian Center at the Contemporary Museum of Art (Honolulu) and a 2018 group show "Making Waves" exhibit at the Honolulu Museum of Art. Her work was seen alongside April Gornik, Agnes Martin, Kiki Smith, and Pat Steir. In 2019, she was also featured in exhibits at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center, the Hawaii State Art Museum and a solo exhibit at the Honolulu Museum of Art. She also just completed a 40 piece glass panel commission at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu. She has been featured in Hamptons Cottages & Gardens, Ocean Home...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Pastel, Board

Monte Amiata I, Milan - Color Blocking Architecture Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Monte Amiata I', photographed in February 2020 for his ongoing series 'A Short History of Milan'. There is a reoccurring linear, structural theme throughout the series, capturing t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Chair, Northwich - Blue industrial interior photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
A chair sits in an otherwise derelict factory in a blue painted room, the depth perspective creates a colour blocking effect. from Richard Heeps 'Ordinary Places', a series capturin...
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Christine's '52 Henry J & Teardrop Bonneville, Utah - Landscape Car Photo
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Christine's '52 Henry J & teardrop' was captured in Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, the iconic home of speed. This photograph captures the mountains in the distance meeting and contras...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Space Age Lodge, Gila Bend Arizona - American Googie Sign Photo
Located in Cambridge, GB
Googie sign photography at its finest, the iconic and memorable Space Age Lodge, in Gila Bend, Arizona. Photograph by Richard Heeps from his Dream in Colour series, looking like a pa...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

DEJAVU Trailer I, Cambridgeshire - British Rural Landscape Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
DEJAVU Trailer, captured on a sunny spring day, on one of Richard Heeps' many visits, capturing the trailer in the fen landscape as it changes with the seasons. Taken in 2018 is was ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Delilah Right Red Hand I, The Whoopee Club, London - Burlesque Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Delilah Right Red Hand I, from Richard Heeps Burlesque series. Richard Heeps became well-known for his Burlesque Photography after he spent 200...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

ICES - Six Framed Artworks - Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
ICES - Six Framed Artworks, Photographs by Richard Heeps. Select your color pairing. ICES, by Richard Heeps, photographed at the British Seaside at the end of summer 2020. This artw...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Shon & Stephanie, Cambridgeshire - Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
A cinematic outdoor fireside scene which allows you to write the story. Photograph by Richard Heeps presented full frame with the Agfa Ultra film rebate. Created in collaboration wit...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color

Industrial Jungle, Milan - Italian industrial architecture photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Industrial Jungle, Italian industrial architecture photograph from Richard Heeps series A Short History of Milan. A Short History of Milan bega...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

LSR Racing Streamliner, Bonneville, Utah - American Landscape Car Photo
Located in Cambridge, GB
LSR Racing Streamliner, photograph taken in the iconic home of speed, Bonneville Salt Flats, just as the mountains contrast with the flat salt lake, Richard Heeps captured this racin...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Color, Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper, C Print

Approach Road to Bonneville, Utah - American Landscape Photo
Located in Cambridge, GB
Approach Road to Bonneville Salt Flats. The iconic photograph of an open road in America, leading to the famous Bonneville Speedway. This artwork is a limited edition of 25, gloss p...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

WC, Ho Chi Minh City - Typography Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
WC, a retro vintage sign captured in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It combines a sense of elagence with kitsch, the muted colour tones contrast with t...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Ferguson Racing Streamliner, Bonneville, Utah - American Landscape Car Photo
Located in Cambridge, GB
Ferguson Racing Streamliner, photograph taken in the iconic home of speed, Bonneville Salt Flats, just as the mountains contrast with the flatness, Richard Heeps captured this racing...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

"Suzie Q (Paper)" mixed media painting of feet floating in water with reflection
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Category

2010s Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Archival Paper

Darjeeling Butchers, West Bengal - Indian Architecture Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Darjeeling Butchers, street photography on Richard Heeps' journey in India, a pilgrimage from Kerala in the South, to his Grandfather's birthplace Meerut in the North. One of a numbe...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Italian Photography Trio - Set of Three Square Framed Color Photographs of Milan
Located in Cambridge, GB
Set of three Framed Square Ready to Hang Photographs of Milan by Richard Heeps. Featuring - 'Foyer II', Big Window and Tram. Each individual frame measures 16" x 16". The artworks a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Campbell's, Kings Lynn - British Architecture Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Campbell's Soup, iconic British architecture of their first UK factory. Photograph by Richard Heeps. This artwork is a limited edition of 25, gloss photographic print, accompanied b...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

DEJAVU Trailer III, Cambridgeshire - British Landscape Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
DEJAVU Trailer, captured on a frosty winter morning, on one of Richard's many visits, capturing the trailer in the fen landscape as it changes with the seasons. This artwork is a li...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

DEJAVU Trailer II, Cambridgeshire - British Landscape Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
DEJAVU Trailer, captured on a sunny winter morning, on one of Richard's many visits, capturing the trailer in the fen landscape as it changes with the seasons. This artwork is a lim...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Parachute Jump at Twilight, Coney Island New York - Iconic America Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
The iconic Coney Island structure, Parachute Jump, photography by Richard Heeps, printed from negative full frame with the Fuji Film border. This artwork is a limited edition of 25...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

"Summer Traveler" oil painting of a woman in red bikini in turquoise water
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Category

2010s Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

The Last Kiss, Milan - Book Kiosk, Italian color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
'The Last Kiss', from Richard Heeps series, 'A Short History of Milan', featuring a traditional Italian street book kiosk. A Short History of Milan began in November 2018 for a spe...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

ICES (Green), Bexhill-on-Sea - British seaside color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
ICES, by Richard Heeps, photographed at the British Seaside at the end of summer 2020. This artwork is about evoking memories of the simple joy of days...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

"Suspense Vertical (Paper)" mixed media painting of woman in red suit in water
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Category

2010s Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Archival Paper

Milan Street Photography Set of Four Artworks
Located in Cambridge, GB
Four artworks by Richard Heeps capturing the streets of Milan. From Richard Heeps series, 'A Short History of Milan' which began in November 2018 for a special project featuring at t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

DEJAVU Trailer I (Film Rebate), Cambridgeshire - British Landscape Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
DEJAVU Trailer, captured on a sunny spring day, on one of Richard Heeps' many visits, capturing the trailer in the fen landscape as it changes with the seasons. Taken in 2018 is was...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Color, Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper, C Print

"Gesture (Paper)" mixed media painting of a figure in orange suit in teal water
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Archival Paper

Boudoir III, Tease-O-Rama, Hollywood - Burlesque Color Photo
Located in Cambridge, GB
Boudoir III, from Richard Heeps Burlesque series. Richard Heeps became well-known for his Burlesque Photography after he spent 2003 capturing p...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

TABACCHI at Twilight, Milan - Architectural Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
TABACCHI at Twilight, Italian architecture photography from Richard Heeps series, A Short History of Milan. 'A Short History of Milan' began in November 2018 for a special project fe...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

ICES (Raspberry), Bexhill-on-Sea - British seaside color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
ICES, by Richard Heeps, photographed at the British Seaside at the end of summer 2020. This artwork is about evoking memories of the simple joy of days by the beach. The raspberry pi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

ICES (Viridian Green), Bexhill-on-Sea - British seaside color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
ICES, by Richard Heeps, photographed at the British Seaside at the end of summer 2020. This artwork is about evoking memories of the simple joy of days by the beach. The viridian gre...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

ICES (Lilac), Bexhill-on-Sea - British seaside color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
ICES, by Richard Heeps, photographed at the British Seaside at the end of summer 2020. This artwork is about evoking memories of the simple joy of days...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

NOMAD, New York, NINE - American architectural color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Nomad, New York', artwork by Richard Heeps featuring a time-lapse of the iconic art deco Empire State building in the mist. Photographed in New York City in 2017, he executed this i...
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color

ICES (Purple), Bexhill-on-Sea - British seaside color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
ICES, by Richard Heeps, photographed at the British Seaside at the end of summer 2020. This artwork is about evoking memories of the simple joy of days...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

ICES (Coral), Bexhill-on-Sea - British seaside color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
ICES, by Richard Heeps, photographed at the British Seaside at the end of summer 2020. This artwork is about evoking memories of the simple joy of days by the beach. The coral color ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper

Jersey Girls (Magenta), Wildwood, New Jersey - Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Jersey Girls Magenta, from Richard Heeps Jersey Shore series. Vintage matchbooks from the Chelsea flea market featuring nudes from the 1940's are rei...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Space Age Lodge, Gila Bend, Arizona - American Sign Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Googie sign photography at its finest, the iconic and memorable Space Age Lodge, in Gila Bend, Arizona. Photograph by Richard Heeps from his Dream in Colour series, looking like a pa...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

LSR Racing Streamliner, Bonneville, Utah - American Landscape Car Photo
Located in Cambridge, GB
LSR Racing Streamliner, photograph taken in the iconic home of speed, Bonneville Salt Flats, just as the mountains contrast with the flatness, Ri...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

ICES (Sky Blue), Bexhill-on-Sea - British seaside color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
ICES, by Richard Heeps, photographed at the British Seaside at the end of summer 2020. This artwork is about evoking memories of the simple joy of days by the beach. The light blue c...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

TABACCHI Sign, Milan - Contemporary Typography Sign Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
TABACCHI Sign, from Richard Heeps series, 'A Short History of Milan'. A Short History of Milan began in November 2018 for a special project featuring at the Affordable Art Fair Mila...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

ICES Blue, Pink and Yellow - Set of Three Framed Colour Photography Artworks
Located in Cambridge, GB
ICES Blue, Pink and Yellow A set of three pop art prints by Richard Heeps from his Great British Staycation series 'On-Sea'. Taken between lockdowns in September 2020, it has proved ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

ICES (Plum), Bexhill-on-Sea - British seaside color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
ICES, by Richard Heeps, photographed at the British Seaside at the end of summer 2020. This artwork is about evoking memories of the simple joy of days...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Color, Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper, C Print

ICES (Baby Blue), Bexhill-on-Sea - British seaside color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
ICES, by Richard Heeps, photographed at the British Seaside at the end of summer 2020. This artwork is about evoking memories of the simple joy of days by the beach. The baby blue color blocking, typography and the surreal twist of the suspended ice cream cone, cross many of Richard’s artistic signatures. Richard runs his own color darkroom in Cambridge printing his photographs from negative and chose to frame this image with the Kodak film...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Tyre Pressure Gauge, Milan - Italian color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Tyre Pressure Gauge, from Richard Heeps' series A Short History of Milan. 'A Short History of Milan' began in November 2018 for a special project featur...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

DEJAVU Trailer II, Cambridgeshire - British Landscape Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
DEJAVU Trailer, captured on a sunny winter morning, on one of Richard's many visits, capturing the trailer in the fen landscape as it changes with the seasons. This artwork is a lim...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Hannah's Window, Swimmer, Water, Work on Paper, Red Swimsuit, Female Figure
Located in Riverdale, NY
Hannah's Window is a figurative artwork featuring a female swimmer in a red bathing suit moving through the water. It is a mixed media painting on painted wood grained paper. Artwork is 26 x 20. It is framed to 32 x 26 with a white frame. This is part of the latest series by Hawaii artist, Carol Bennett. Carol Bennett spends all of her time surrounded by water, and a great deal within it. Her work is a meditative journey through both the water and through life. She is intrigued by how life continues to flow and change, being both in the moment and timeless. The viewer will experience being in a state “flow” – where the currents of the ocean suspend life and self, and the unexpected floats to the surface. Carol's work has been featured in many solo and group exhibits throughout California, New York, Martha's Vineyard and Hawaii including a 2007 solo show at the First Hawaiian Center at the Contemporary Museum of Art (Honolulu) and a 2018 group show "Making Waves" exhibit at the Honolulu Museum of Art. Her work was seen alongside April Gornik, Agnes Martin, Kiki Smith, and Pat Steir. In 2019, she was also featured in exhibits at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center, the Hawaii State Art Museum and a solo exhibit at the Honolulu Museum of Art. She has been featured in Hamptons Cottages & Gardens, Ocean Home Magazine and the New York Times. Carol's artwork has also been featured in Designer Showhouses in Westchester NY and the Hamptons, and is part of public and private collections around the world. Elisa Contemporary Art...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Varnish, Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper

TABACCHI at Day, Milan - Architectural Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
TABACCHI at Day, Italian architecture photography from Richard Heeps series, A Short History of Milan. 'A Short History of Milan' began in November 2018 for a special project featuri...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

TABACCHI at Night, Milan - Architectural Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
TABACCHI at Night, Italian architecture photography from Richard Heeps series, A Short History of Milan. 'A Short History of Milan' began in November 2018 for a special project featu...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Palm Tree, Salton Sea, California - Blue sky palm print color photo
Located in Cambridge, GB
Palm Tree from Richard Heeps photography series Salton Sea. You can feel the heat in this classic Palm Tree Print, the almost silhouette of the Palm Tree against the saturated blue ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

"Yellow There (Paper)" mixed media painting of a woman in gold suit in blue pool
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Category

2010s Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Archival Paper

Michael & Delilah, The Whoopee Club, London - Cinematic Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Michael & Delilah, part of Richard Heeps 'Burlesque' Series, this contemporary portrait photography is so cool and cinematic. Richard became well-known for his Burlesque Photography ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Ices (Lilac), Bexhill-on-Sea - British seaside color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
ICES, by Richard Heeps, photographed at the British Seaside at the end of summer 2020. This artwork is about evoking memories of the simple joy of days...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Stardust, Las Vegas - Vintage Vegas Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Stardust, photograph from Richard Heeps Dream in Colour Series. This cool picture has a classic Americana feel. Richard Heeps pictures beautifully capture parts of Las Vegas which ar...
Category

Early 2000s Pop Art Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

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