Michael S. Heitler, MD

Dr. Michael S. Heitler works in gouache, pastel, oil pastel, acrylic and mixed media at his studio in Melville, New York. He has studied at the Brooklyn Museum School of Art, Colgate University and the New School. Dr. Heitler has exhibited at many galleries and venues across Long Island. When not painting, Dr. Michael S. Heitler works as the pediatrician at the Child Neurology Service at Winthrop University Hospital. He is also an attending pediatrician at North Shore University Hospital and The Schneider Children's Hospital at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. Weathered old houses, old doorways and stonewalls, craggy tree trunks, riverways, bumpy roads, ancient alleyways... When I draw or paint I feel that I "get into" the images. My paintings are records, snapshots and revisits of my travels and point of view. I experience them again and again through painting and sharing my work with others. Working with pastels, oil pastels, gouache and acrylic paints afford me the opportunity to experiment and combine elements.  Each medium and combination offers a wide range of feelings in color, texture and personality.