Landscapes | Watercolors
William Heydt moves through his subject matter “comme un poisson dans l’eau.” Literally translated, “like a fish through water,” the French use this term to describe a person perfectly suited to his elements. His watercolors, often reflecting the progression of seasons, draw on the people and places around him, capturing moments in bold brush strokes and vivid colors. His work chronicles the celebration of simple life whether the setting is seaside Rhode Island or the vibrant streets of Paris. Heydt’s vision reaches out to the viewer, as curator Gene Baro noted when he wrote, “we discover not so much a fresh sense of others as a sense of ourselves.”
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Texting in the Degas room at the Met, New York City
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Thanksgiving day parade, New York City
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A September sun illuminates the boat tender’s stand, No. 2 - The Tuileries pond, Paris
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“Doughboys” open for business
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Boerenmarkt op de Noorder Markt, Jordaan, Amsterdam
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A triumphant Joan of Arc stands guard on la rue de Rivoli, Paris
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A January snow blankets Bowen’s Wharf, Newport
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A spring horse sits idle on a bright winter’s day
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Hot Dog stand on Houston, New York City
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Scrimshaw Shop Sellout - Newport
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Brawn approaches the Grid
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Cafe Zelda, late day clouds and sun, Winter 1998
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Ferrari on Abu Dhabi track
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Five dollars-all-day parking behind the Old Colony House
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Force India in the paddock
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Franklin Spa, Newport
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Boulangerie Obelix, afternoon sun, Spring 1999
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Hot dogs and soda sell well on the street outside the Metropolitan Museum, New York
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Passing a Palm Beach gas station on a warm winter’s afternoon
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Rainy reflections of the Perry Mill, Winter 1998
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Recent restorations at the IYRS
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Red Barrels at Bowen’s Wharf, Spring 1998
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Red Bull
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Schooner on Recovery, Bowen’s Wharf, Winter 1998
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Ferrari passes under the Yas Hotel
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The Benjamin Marsh House, damp afternoon light, Fall 1997
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Sidestepping slush after a storm - Thames Street, Newport
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The Bounty visits Newport, Bannister’s Wharf, Spring 1998
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The Clarke Cooke House, deserted winter day, 1998
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The Dinner Train departs on a sunset tour of Aquidneck Island
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A heavy wet snow blankets Bannister’s Wharf, January in Newport
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A P.O.W. *M.I.A. outpost on the mall, Washinton, D.C.
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Brawn under Yas Hotel Bridge
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Elm Street, Newport
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J.T.’s Ship Chandlery, Thames Street, Winter 1998
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McLaren on a charge
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Mott Street, New York City
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Jamestown waterfront, Fall 1997
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Keeping cool in the shade of an F-15 - Quonset Point Air Show
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Janet unloads her catch at Bowen’s Wharf, Newport
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Early morning sun after a rain, Washington Square, Fall 1997
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A brisk wind and melting snow mark the end of winter in Newport
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A curious Coco waits to play in the snow, Touro Park, Newport
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A full load of sand heads down the Senie, Paris
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Schooner on Recovery, Bowen’s Wharf, Winter 1998
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A barge and a boat glide together down the Seine, Paris
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A soft snow blankets a serene Trinity
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A choppy Seine makes for a fun ride on the Bateau Mouche - Paris
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Afternoon light in summer traffic, 1998
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Aidan’s of Newport on a wet spring afternoon, 1999
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A September sun illuminates the boat tender’s stand, No. 1 - The Tuileries pond, Paris
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An afternoon sets on wild acre, Ocean Avenue, Newport
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An All American rest stop welcomes motorists, Rt. 95, North Carolina
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An anthrax scare closes down Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Fall ‘01
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Blue whale on Second Beach, dissection with back-hoe, No. 1 - Middletown
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The Magnificent Musée d'Orsay - Paris
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The Matisse room at the Metropolitan Museum, New York City
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The Music Hall and Benjamin’s on Thames, Spring 1998
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Time Square at dusk, New York City
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Un kiosque â journaux, blvd. du Palais, Ile de la Cité, Paris
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Un marché en plain air commence avec les marchands des fleurs, le printemps, Paris
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Un poissonnerie au marché, ave. du Président Wilson, Paris
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Under the lights
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Une camionnette de service se gare prés du musée d'Orsay, Paris
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Via Via on Thames, Winter 1998
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View from The Bistro, early Spring 1998
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Winter chill at Bowen’s Basin, 1998
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Blue whale on Second Beach, dissection with back-hoe, No. 4 - Middletown
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Blue whale on Second Beach, dissection with backhoe, No. 2, Winter 1998
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Capt. Carl W. Bolender sits abroad the S.S. Hurricane Gloria - Long Wharf, Newport
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Chicane
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Cool breezes mark an early Spring day, Bannister’s Wharf, 1998
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Curious boys cautiously approach a Sikorsky Sea-King - Quonset Point Air Show
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Ferrari ‘09
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Ferrari at Mubadala Turn
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Ferrari at Yas Hotel
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Fall breezes chill the air as an artist works - Pont au Double, Paris
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Private Parking, Bowen’s Wharf
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From the roof of The Firehouse, Young St., Winter 1998
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Fun shops and good restuarants draw a summer crowd to Bannisters Wharf, Newport
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Newspaper Depot on America’s Cup Avenue, afternoon sun, Fall 1997
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Night lights on Bellevue, Newport
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Parking cones delineate spaces in front of the Tennis Hall of Fame - Newport, R.I.
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Preparations for the season, a cloudy Washington Square, Winter 1998
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Ryan’s and The Pelham on Thames, Spring 1998