Fine Arts & Furniture Affair — Mesa Park Studio Sale

Step into an Austin home where art and craftsmanship meet — a creative trove filled with original Sterling Heraty artworks, architectural watercolors, and mid‑century to early 20th‑century furniture that’s as sculptural as the paintings themselves.

You’ll find Atlas Furniture Co. walnut bedroom pieces, Victorian high‑back piano stool, antique humidor table, and a watercolor collage celebrating San Antonio’s King William Historic District alongside hundreds of art books on painting, design, and visual theory. Every corner tells a story — from a Laughing Buddha to hand‑drawn architectural studies and vintage wicker seating that feels straight out of a painter’s porch.

This sale is a blend of academic art history and lived‑in creativity — perfect for collectors, decorators, and anyone who loves the intersection of fine art and functional beauty.

Come browse, linger, and discover the soul of an Austin artist’s home.

Richard "Sterling" Heraty (1930–2020) was an Austin-based artist, interior architect, and commercial space planner.

About the Artist

1. Background: Born in Lynn, MA, he earned his BFA from the prestigious Art Institute of Chicago.
2. Career: He split his time between high-level commercial interior architecture—winning multiple national and regional design awards—and a dedicated practice in fine art.
3. Exhibitions: In Austin, his work was showcased in local galleries, including an exhibition titled "2010: Contemporary Art & Architectural Renderings" at the Frame Corner Gallery.
4. Style: His pieces are highly regarded for their architectural precision, complex geometric patterns, layered mixed-media elements, and surrealist abstract compositions.