Elizabeth Leach Gallery is pleased to present Contours of Instinct and Nuance, new paintings by the nationally acclaimed Willy Heeks. This body of work features new variations on the colorful and expressive painting Heeks is known for.
After taking a pause from painting throughout the pandemic, Heeks has returned to the canvas with a fresh vulnerability permeating his work. The visual complexities of these pieces allude to the intrinsically cerebral framework from which the paintings were born and reflect the emotional release encouraged by his improvisational freedom. Heeks’ sweeping brushwork and graffiti-like approach is still very present, while many of the paintings are balanced with fractal details and sharp lines. The harmony of the work remains intact while these intriguing new additions push the boundaries of Heeks’ methodology. The new geometrical elements serve as the artist’s latest tool by which to explore the canvas, an excitingly fresh extension of Heeks’ ability to draw viewers in with his atmospheric composition and fierce complexity.
