C. L. Higgins

"YIM YER"
Watercolor on paper.
11" x 5"
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Provision were made to hang the frame any side up.
The context changes each way up, in my opinion.
#1 is my fav.

Boy-o-boy do i ❤️ Wood Glue.

Sun makes the glue plasticize quickly. Tacky glue holds the stiff upholstery strands in desired shapes and places.

COY FISH LID- #1

"RUE DE TRÉGUIER"
Oil on canvas
Approx. 30" x 27"

This painting was never finished likely thanks to weather and limitations on time.

If what you try to sell in Bretagne doesn't have a utilitarian use, like, plow a field or catch a fish, you might have inventory to stockpile.

---- Why did I not want to be a lawyer, doctor, or BARBER???! 🥸
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OLD MISSION SAN BUENAVENTURA
Watercolor on paper.
Approx. 9"h x 12"w
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Monseigneur O'Brian is climbing the front steps after saying 'hello' while I was painting.

SisterMaryRose† is leading a class back to school after Mass.
❤️

MOTHER MARY has her pinkies back.
This time they are Sapele.
❤️

PHOTOHAIKU
- SMALL DOORS make interiors GRANDER.
- Science GAUGES the proportion depends on the perceived VALUE of what’s held within.
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"COUSINS"
Triptych – Oil on canvas
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Cousin James, Paula, and Jamie - Cold Springs – New York.
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“FISHERMAN’S PIPE”
BeachComerArt
G***a pipe / Beach stone / Brazing rod

This well smoked G***a PIPE was found amoung debris after ‘23 winter storms.

The bowl distinguished it from 10,000 assorted sticks.

Treasure’s abound - cher fellow Artists!

Would ANYONE who had an exceptional time visiting Ventura not ‘adore’ taking home a REAL piece of Ventura?

These take a second to make.
[VTA artists make these to give or sell cheap to attract visitors who may purchase the real stuff.]

Although - no sense talking about selling ART when there is NO MARKET IN OUR BELOVED VTA —- yo, w.u.?

"BOWL OF APPLES"
Oil on canvas.
Approx. 24"w x 20"h
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Pommes dans fiance de Quimper.

"TOP HAT SERIES"
30 Watercolors painted on location.
[Assorted sizes]

Changes can be hard. And Ventura expressed discontent when Developers threatened to tear down a beloved eatery in the heart downtown.

The TOP HAT building remains --- but the business has been shuttered ever since. :(

"LA FORTUNA"
Watercolor on paper.
Approx. 18"h x 16"w
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Boatyards always have interesting things to paint. 😄

"VENTURA PIER"
Watercolor on paper.
Approx. 9"h x 14"w
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This one came together effortlessly.

"INE BAY SUNRISE"
Watercolor on paper.
Approx. 7"h x 9"w
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Walking around the Tango Penninsula, Japan is a three day adventure.

It was raining and already dark arriving at INE at the end of the first day.

The next morning, I see this out the window of the room in the INN where I slept.

It was breathtaking!

"SURF LIQUOR"
Watercolor on paper.
Approx. 7"h x 12"w
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"SAN JON ROAD"
Watercolor on paper.
Approx. 21"h x 17"w
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Early work.
The scene looks no different today. :D

"SEAWALL"
Sepia watercolor & ink.
Approx. 7"w x 5"h
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This is very early work from day discovering my ART.
The image is purely imagination.
The wall may resemble the one encompassing Antibes.
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"MADAME MUEBREA"
Oil on canvas.
Approx. 18"h x 16"w
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Madame Muebrea owned a gas station in Treguiér.

She also owned a beautiful home where I rented a room she enlisted in Chambre d'Hotes ---- a National Listing of lodging alternatives. [Decades before AirB&B].

I lived here for six months.

François Muebre was as stoic as granite on the outside and soft as undercooked Galette des Rois on the interior. ❤️😄

The poodle's name is Arnold. 🥸

Is a Heart replacing Poinsettias?

Seeing anything familiar is rewarding when arriveing somewhere you researched.

A 20 foot HEART smack in the middle of Downtown's main intersection works!!! :D

"MONSIGNOR O'BRIAN"
Unfired clay.
Location unknown.
Approx. 8"h x 4-1/2"w
Study for bronze bust.

"ARCH ROCK–ANACAPA ISL."
Watercolor on paper.
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Hand painted reproductions of this Artwork is available upon request.

Color can be tweaked to match your decor. 👍

Call to discuss details: (805) 901-9494

"FLOWER SHOP-S.F."
Sepia watercolor and ink on paper.
Plein-aire sketch.
Approx. 6"h x 4.5"w
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San Francisco is like an Sketching Amusement Park. :D

You may think the neck of “SISTER-IN-LAW” looks like a easy piece of driftwood to shape -

Believe me — you are mistaken!

Hardwoods and burls of all kinds turn up on our beach.

If someone had access to a lab — NOT IN WUHAUN!!! 😳 — a wonderful experience of LAB TRAVELING is certain by identifying origins of wood that washes up.

It’s pertinent only historically.

— Chumash relied heavily on driftwood.

— The health of the West Coast Lumber Industry could once be gaged by the quantities of driftwood coming ashore.
—- I doubt recorded in dailies.

What is it now? / Where does it come from? / Is it radio active? 😳

"PORTRAIT OF A GIRL"
@ John Singer Sargent
Oil on panel.
Approx. 14"h x 9"w [o.d. frame]
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Projects require time to complete because Life's demands are not easily discarded.

The difficulties overcoming my rusty skills is giving me a new appreciation for HOW MUCH becomes intuitive when skills are honed.

Drawing, mixing colors, pairing colors, tone work, brush work, etc., etc., all become second nature when one is honed.

Scary are results so far!!! 😝
C. L. Higgins