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Monique Heystek
Bold & Cubistic
Vibrant, angular forms with rich color and emotional energy.
Thyself (2024)
Oil paint & oil pastel, A1
Vuleka 2024 Finalist
RJC Art Collection, Cape Town
Be My Guest (2024)
Oil pastel, A2
Private Collection, Cape Town
Refraction (2024)
Oil pastel, A2
Exhibited at Unveiled Exhibition, Art.b Gallery, Cape Town (2025)
Available
R1 700, unframed
Limited A3 Prints available - R850
Socks Off (2024)
Oil paint, A1
Available
R2 300, unframed
Malik (2024)
Soft pastel, A2
Sold by InkBox Art Gallery, Kalk Bay (2024)
Be Still (2025)
Oil pastel, 93 x 93 cm
Exhibited at Unveiled Exhibition, Art.b Gallery, Cape Town (2025)
Available
R4 200, unframed
Arayan (2024)
Oil pastel, A2
Sold at Members Exhibition, Art.b Gallery, Cape Town (2025)
Atlas Rests (2024)
Oil pastel, A2
Sold at Unveiled Exhibition,
Art.b Gallery, Cape Town (2025)
Varun (2024)
Oil pastel, A2
Sold by InkBox Art Gallery, Kalk Bay (2024)
Kaveh (2024)
Oil pastel, 42 x 42 cm
Available
R1 500, unframed
Adam (2024)
Oil paint, A2
Private Collection, Cape Town
Limited A3 Prints available
R850
Ethan (2024)
Oil pastel, A2
Sold by InkBox Art Gallery, Kalk Bay (2024)
Limited A3 Prints available
R850
Steam Room (2024)
Oil paint, A2
Sold at Unveiled Exhibition,
Art.b Gallery, Cape Town (2025)
Available - R1 700, unframed
Limited A3 Prints available - R850
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Nathan (2024)
Oil pastel, A2
Available
R1 700, unframed
Looks & Likes (2024)
Oil paint, A2
Not for sale
King of the Jungle (2025)
Oil pastel and acrylic on canvas, 170 x 115 cm
Available
R4 400, unframed
Fijnbosch Series
Ancient societies celebrated the strong, muscular and youthful male form for its beauty. We see these ideals immortalized and glorified in their sculptures. Our culture is shifting towards inclusivity and equality and the widespread reverence for this traditional male form seems to be fading. Except in certain niche communities where this aesthetic is still appreciated and celebrated.
Our changing values influence what we consider beautiful. Like Nietzsche said: "If you crush a cockroach, you're a hero. If you crush a beautiful butterfly, you're a villain. Morals have aesthetic criteria."
Fijnbosch I (2024)
Oil pastel, A2
Sold by InkBox Art Gallery,
Kalk Bay (2024)
Fijnbosch IV (2024)
Oil pastel, A2
Sold at Unveiled Exhibition,
Art.b Gallery, Cape Town (2025)
Fijnbosch II (2024)
Oil pastel, A2
Available
R1 700, unframed
Limited A3 Prints available - R850
Fijnbosch V (2024)
Oil pastel, A2
Sold at Unveiled Exhibition,
Art.b Gallery, Cape Town (2025)
Fijnbosch III (2024)
Oil pastel, A2
Sold by InkBox Art Gallery,
Kalk Bay (2024)
Colorful Figurative/ Semi-Cubistic
A balance of realism and abstraction, expressive colorwork with clear anatomy.
The Shore (2024)
Oil pastel, A1
Exhibited at Unveiled Exhibition, Art.b Gallery,
Cape Town (2025)
Available
R3 600, unframed
Emergence (2024)
Oil pastel, A1
Available
R3 200, unframed
Bound & Bare (2024)
Oil pastel, 60 x 35 cm
Private Collection, The Netherlands
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Breaking Fast (2024)
Oil pastel, A1
Exhibited at Kingsbridge Art and at Unveiled Exhibition, Art.b Gallery, Cape Town (2025)
Available
R3 200, unframed
Muted Realism
Restrained palette and atmospheric depth, with a focus on mood, form, and the tactile presence of the figure.
Halleluja (2025)
Oil pastel & Ink, A2
Sold at Unveiled Exhibition,
Art.b Gallery, Cape Town (2025)
Purple rain (2025)
Oil pastel, A3
Available
R750, unframed
Study (2025)
Oil pastel, A2
Available
R1 700, unframed
Espero (2024)
Charcoal & oil paint, A2
Available
R1 700, unframed
Malachi (2024)
Soft pastel, A2
Sold at Unveiled Exhibition,
Art.b Gallery, Cape Town (2025)
Abdication (2025)
Oil paint, A2
Exhibited at Unveiled Exhibition, Art.b Gallery, Cape Town (2025)
Available
R3 300, unframed
Jalen (2024)
Acrylic, 60 x 60 cm
Private Collection, Cape Town
Print Selection
Archival-quality limited A3 prints, created to make meaningful art accessible.
Sun & Skin I (2025)
Limited Edition Fine Art Print (A3)
From an original Oil Pastel & Ink work
Prints Available
R850 each, or set of 3 for R2400
Ethan (2024)
Limited Edition Fine Art Print (A3)
From an original Oil Pastel work
Prints Available
R850
Refraction (2024)
Limited Edition Fine Art Print (A3)
From an original Oil Pastel work
Prints vailable
R850
Devil (2025)
Limited Edition Fine Art Print (A3)
From an original mixed media work
Prints Available
R850
Sun & Skin I (2025)
Limited Edition Fine Art Print (A3)From an original Oil Pastel & Ink work
Prints Available
R850 each, or set of 3 for R2400
Steam Room (2024)
Limited Edition Fine Art Print (A3)
From an original Oil Paint work
Prints Available
R850
The Forest (2024)
Limited Edition Fine Art Print (A3)
From an original mixed media work
Prints Available
R850
Sun & Skin I (2025)
Limited Edition Fine Art Print (A3)
From an original Oil Pastel & Ink work
Prints Available
R850 each, or set of 3 for R2400
Adam (2024)
Limited Edition Fine Art Print (A3)
From an original Oil Paint work
Prints Available
R850
Astra (2024)
Limited Edition Fine Art Print (A3)
From an original ink & acrylic work
Prints Available
R850
Fijnbosch II (2024)
Limited Edition Fine Art Print (A3)
From an original oil pastel work
Prints Available
R850
Sketches
Life drawing is the foundation of my artistic expression. For three years I have hosted weekly sessions where artists gather around a life model to engage in the ancient act of seeing.
These quick, expressive studies represent encounters. They strip away the performance of the finished piece and return me to the raw, unmediated truth of the human form.
It’s the intimacy of these sessions that remind me why I create: to look, to witness and to make visible the beauty of the human form.
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