Heidi Mckeown is an abstract painter from Minnesota. She has a love of color, abstract art and interior design, specifically mid-century design. She is known for her large, energetic and colorful paintings. In lieu of brushes, her favorite tools are large paint scrapers which are found at hardware stores. She believes in pushing the limits of her paint and of herself. She affectionately refers to her studio as a science laboratory and herself as the mad scientist, hence this constant state of experimentation explains her various styles. She also tends not to mix her paint on a palette, but prefers to let the paints mix themselves on the canvas. Acrylic paint fascinates Heidi as it dries fast which makes her work fast. It also can be manipulated in so many different ways that it constantly challenges her. Often a finished painting is found underneath a painting, where she scrapes off the top layer to find what mysteries lie beneath, as the paint stains the canvas in unexpected ways. Several artists inspire her, such as Jackson Pollock, Jasper Johns, Hans Hoffman, Piet Mondrian and Gerhard Richter to name a few. Heidi’s work has been in various shows and she has collectors across the country along with her work placed in institutions. Destig Magazine based in London named Heidi one of the top emerging artists for 2019. It is her hope that you enjoy her website and that it leads you to think critically about art and what kind of art speaks to your soul.
" One must, from time to time, attempt things that are beyond one's capacity"
--Auguste Renoir