Day at Grey Gardens (2024) reflects his interest in American domestic mythology. Inspired by the storied Long Island estate of Edith and “Little Edie” Beale, immortalized in the 1975 film Grey Gardens, the painting resists literalism. Instead, Heidkamp offers a glowing meditation on time, memory, and mood.

Part of a larger body of work exploring iconic homes and gardens, this painting underscores Heidkamp’s skill at making the familiar feel poetic. His landscapes capture fleeting moments of pastoral quietude, conjuring the tension between idyllic memory and environmental precarity. His brushwork reveals the natural world as a threshold space; alive, changing, and fragile. You can find his works resonating among his peers in the exhibition.