Richard Heeps

Schoeman's Drift, Parys, Free State - Landscape Color Photography South Africa

2009

Craig y Don Pool, looking across the bay of Llandudno, Wales in the United Kingdom. Blue symmetry guides your eyes out to sea in this photograph by Richard Heeps. This artwork is a limited edition of 25 gloss photographic print from negative, accompanied by a signed and numbered certificate of authenticity. We recommend the print is professionally framed. This artwork is available in other sizes and it pairs well with Richard Heeps artworks in our 1stdibs store. "Richard Heeps' seductive, highly saturated colours and sophisticated pictorial structures demonstrate a true love and empathy for his subject matter - be it cool descriptive interiors, still life or landscape. His distinctive style pushes the limits of photography." He is a film-based photographer, using a range of vintage analogue cameras. He considers himself to have three studios, the external studio of whichever location he may be shooting, his darkroom where I make my master prints and his home studio where he does the postproduction where the artworks are mounted framed and finished. He aims to make accessible artwork without compromising on quality and making everything in house he is in control of each step to achieve that. Although he was brought up in East Anglia (England), he was heavily influenced by America. he visited American bases, kept magazine cuttings and followed drag racing. The speed, lifestyle and technicolour is reflected in his imagery. 'American' colour is a major aspect in his work, it drives his equipment and material choices. At age ten he began participating in art shows and became comfortable with showing his work and the praise and criticism which is part of an artists development. In his early paintings Manhattan was reoccurring theme, fascinated with New York. Throughout his professional career he has been lucky enough to exhibit in Museums and Public Galleries since the 1980's. Since 2008 his gallery Bleach Box...

Pioneer's Grave, from Richard Heeps' 'Dream in Colour' series. Keeler was part of American Mining History, on the east shore of Owens Lake, but the lake dried up serving LA, and mill...

Joshua Tree National Park an extremely interesting rural landscape, made famous through its popularity in pop culture. Here, the Joshua Tree captured in the Mojave Desert at dusk whi...

'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...

Vintage Wimpy, interior photograph by Richard Heeps. The timeless combination of blue seating and red tables will bring back memories of the original fast food diner. This artwork i...

Pink Champagne Motel, from Richard Heeps' Jersey Shores series, taken in the Doo Wop Capital of the World Wildwood, a mecca for mid-century architecture in America. This artwork is ...

Star Liter (Ghosts of Route 99) - 2021 Route 99 used to cut right through Bakersfield. The streets were filled with Motels for the weary traveler. In the 1970s the highway was move...

Landscape photograph of Monument Valley by an unknown artist. Signed "CJB" in the lower right corner. Dated "April '84" in the lower left corner. Mounted on a heavy white mat. Tag on...

Desert landscape photograph of Canyon de Chelly National Monument by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Signed "CJB" in the lower right corner. Dated "April '84" in the lowe...

Desert landscape photograph of Canyon de Chelly National Monument by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Signed "CJB" in the lower right corner. Dated "April '84" in the lowe...

Beautiful landscape photograph of the Oregon coast, mounted on a heavy white mat by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Signed "CJB" in the lower ...

Desert landscape photograph of Monument Valley by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Signed "CJB" in the lower right corner. Dated "April '84" in the lower left corner. Moun...