About

Biography

Tara Higgins has a full background in the arts. She has studied painting in Oxford, England; Venice, Italy; Amsterdam, Holland; and Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. At Clark University in the Sates she received her BA in theatre set design and scenic painting. She has had the privilege to study under K.B. Hancock, a world renowned landscape painter and is currently thriving in a mentorship with the reputed Canadian artist Angela Morgan.

She resides in the historic town of Fernie, BC where everyone is strongly intertwined with nature. This connection is reflected in Tara’s work where she draws out the trees from the woods. Through bold brush strokes and a strong sense of colour her paintings are striking impressions of the iconic Canadian Landscape.

Her work has appeared internationally in magazines, newspapers and television and is hung in private and corporate collections around the world.

Statement

I have painted in some form or another all my life. It is a process where I feel most at home and where my curiosity is always piqued.

In each painting I explore the evocation of mood through texture and colour. With blatant overlapping strokes and under mixed colours I aim to reflect the unrefined, richly textured landscape that is my backyard.

I cannot change the world, nor can I save it, but I will leave an impression. May it be an honourable painting.