The paintings of Peregrine Heathcote transport viewers to unique and timeless places filled with figures and backgrounds that harken to past eras but also are contemporary. “Humans change very little, fashion defines the era, fashion is becoming less and less defined, anything goes now,” says Heathcote. “I like a little nod to the era of the cars and planes, but if you really look closely the figures could easily be from today. The colors and palette are perhaps more vintage, hopefully far away from the intense perfection of the blue-lit screens of social media. Escapism through a canvas…”.