Anthuriums

Two anthuriums with distinctive heart-shaped spathes dominate this composition, their forms rendered with careful attention to the subtle gradations of colour across petal and stem. The flowers are set against a soft, muted background that allows their warm browns, dusty pinks and ochres to advance. Heyns employs oil on board to achieve a luminous quality, with visible brushwork that suggests both botanical precision and emotional engagement with his subject. In his practice, flowers serve as symbols of life’s cyclical nature, their beauty offering respite from personal turbulence.