March 2011 since my last post I have been extremely busy with portrait work, which I continue to enjoy greatly. During the summers, I took time off to travel to Singapore and while I was there I went over to Cambodia to see the temples of Angkor Wat (they are truly amazing) and see some of Cambodia. Then this past summer I was in Singapore and Bintan, Indonesia. I also got over to Paris during my breaks and again last month. Paris continues to be a city that greatly inspires me.
These journeys to South East Asia and Europe have been transforming both personally and artistically. I feel lucky to have had the opportunity to travel and I know these experiences find there way into my paintings and portraiture somehow.
Thank you for visiting my site. It means so much to me whenever anyone connects with my work.
New York City. March 5, 2009: At the moment, I am finishing two large portrait commissions that I have been working on for the past year. One is a Family of five children the other is a Family of three and two dogs. Will post some photographs of the paintings on my site when they are finished. Thank you for visiting.
July 15, 2008: I am traveling in Paris and Singapore. I will be returning to work in New York City early September. Contact for July and August email to arielhiggins@aol.com. Thank you for visiting my web site.
November 9, 2007: The Edward G. McDowell Travel Grant is one of the Art Students League's highest honors. Ariel won it in 2005 and spent 5 months traveling in Europe. The exhibition opened today and will be up through December 2nd. The Art Students League Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery is open 7 days, call (212) 247-4510 for more information.
March 10, 2007: My McDowell grant trip was a great experience. I travelled by euro rail to Paris, Madrid, Rome, Florence, Venice, Brussels, Bruges, Ghent, Antwerp, Amsterdam and London and saw wonderful masterpieces everywhere. Some of the highlights were seeing Velasquez's paintings at the Prado, the Hugo Van der Goes triptych at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, the Van Eyke triptych in the Sint-Baafskathedral in Ghent. The art was beyond what I could have imagined.
Back in New York City, I am finishing several commissions and, as always, creating new work. i'm excited about a series of small figurative paintings, some of which I will be showing on my web site in the near future.
May 6, 2006: Traveling in Europe. I just got back from Madrid. I am currently staying in Paris on Rue de Fauborg Saint Honore and will be traveling by train through Tuscany to Rome next week.
February 25, 2006: I am currently working on paintings of new york people: artist models in oil on wood. I am preparing for my travel grant to France Contact: email at arielhiggins@aol.com
November 1, 2005: Welcome to the new ArielHiggins.com.
- Ariel