William D. Higginson

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My art is a glimpse through the doorway into the country of emotion – but it is your country, not mine.

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This is one of my all time favourite pieces that I have created. I remember when it hit me, I felt like I had been slammed by a truck. I was desperate to get to the pencil and paper before it faded in any way.
Here are a few photos from the creation of it. "WHO MOVED MY PEAR?"
58" x 60", Oil on Canvas
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"THIRD CONTACT - ARK"

18" x 36", Oil on Linen
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Deep, deep inland now, and the vessel - previously so ominous, seemingly omnipotent - now sits beached, bleached, abandoned.
Bones lie in a long-dry riverbed; truth is laid bare.
Not landing craft for invasion, but an ark that once carried the promise of new life, contained a surfeit of riches in its hold.
What happened to those riches? Consumed, internalised, normalised?
Repurposed?
What fate awaits an idol stripped of meaning, besides a covenant of crows?

And what of this man - has he stumbled here unwittingly, happening upon the denuded carcass by chance? Or was it by design, with a mind to design his own ark, based on its design? Does his briefcase contain a blueprint for restoration, or the instruments to instigate the autopsy of a dream?
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Here is one of my few remaining pieces from my recent show. Love the old rusty tricycle! Born in pear! .
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"PYRIFORMA INCUBANDI TRES WHEELER"

24” x 18”, Oil on Canvas Panel
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"RICO STRELITZIA, ESQ." .
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24” x 18”, Oil on Canvas Panel - SOLD
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“I suppose you could say I take pride in my appearance, but come on - why wouldn’t you when you look this good? It’s like I tell the ladies: ‘you may have been to paradise, but you’ve never been to me.’ I mean, look at the size of my spathe! And then there’s...wait, what? Compensating? Hey, whoa…”
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"BENJAMIN’S BALLOON"

48" x 48", Oil on Canvas - Available
Every day he walks the same way to work, a cog in routine’s wheel, turning in its appointed orbit...but today is different.
He doesn't know why he grabbed the balloon as it floated past, where it came from, or where it is going. He instinctively grabbed it, because that is the nature of passing balloons - you either grab them, or you don’t.

Today, he did.

Now he rides the vagaries of the wind, higher and higher. So far from the ground. But that is the nature of freedom - it brings risk.
Jettisoning his daily freight, he rises higher still, leaving behind the world below, turning in its appointed orbit.
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"MISS ROSE"

24” x 18”, Oil on Canvas Panel - SOLD

At seventeen I learned the truth...
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Here is an unusual piece from my recent exhibit. Inspired once again by a trip into the Canadian Rockies. "PYRIFORMA INCUBANDI HIBERNUS FLUVIUS"
24” x 18”, Oil on Canvas Panel - SOLD
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"A NIGHT ON THE TOWN"

48" x 91", Oil on Canvas - Sold
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The description for this piece was a lot of fun, but doesn’t fit here. If you’re up for a fun read, please visit this link. .
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https://williamhigginson.com/a-night-on-the-town-floral-bird-bright-surreal-painting
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