Here I Am
36" x 60" Duo Aqua Luminescence, Sennelier Oil Paint on Masterpiece Canvas
This piece was created after the artist revisited his formative years. The reunion with his younger self inspired him to represent past versions of himself with different energies and colors.
Looking for Me?
30" x 30"
Oil on Canvas, Sennelier and Duo Aqua oils. Palette knife and brush work.
Inspired by the self promoting expressionism of the late seventies New York art scene, it was originally intended to be a Warholian interpretation of Mick Jagger, which morphed into a captivating muse, emerging from a halo of radiant colors.
She Comes in Colors
60" x 48" Oil on Canvas, Sennelier and Duo Aqua oils, Masterpiece Canvas.
Inspired by an anniversary trip to Paris after spying an Elle Decor feature on home decorating, which included numerous radiant colored furnishings. The arrangement felt like an abstraction awaiting to appear.
Reflection
72" x 36" Oil on Canvas, Sennelier and Duo Aqua oils, Gold, copper, and silver shavings. Amethyst stone, Turquoise pebbles nested in Resin.
Exercise in dramatic textures and colors designed to embolden the viewer. Versatile abstraction allows for multiple interpretations vertically and horizontally - from an Egyptian goddess to a Mediterranean sunset. Energetic palette knife movements dance across the canvas.
Conception
60" x 60" Sennelier Rive Gauche Fine Oil on Masterpiece Canvas. Crushed Turquoise Fragments. 24K Gold & Copper Leaf
Higgins was inspired to create a multi-dimensional piece, using movement and shapes to direct the viewer.
Golden Gate Blues
20" x 24"
Oil on Canvas
Painted live on Instagram while sheltering in place during COVID. "It felt like walking a tightrope while followers and friends watched the Golden Gate Bridge emerge."
Lemurian Rhapsody
36" x 60" Oil on Canvas, Sennelier Oils with resin accents
A take on what it feels like to open your eyes underwater, along with the bioluminescence of the sunken world of Lemuria.
The Afterglow
48” x 60” Oil on Canvas
The Afterglow portrays the emotional experience of being human. The remnants of euphoria, represented by glowing, luminous colors, fade as the weight of human existence takes hold. The deep blues symbolize this heaviness, and the once angelic figures are transformed into human beings, grappling with the complexity of human emotions.
This piece is the second in a series 3 with After the Apple and The Awakening