Matt Higgins Landscape Paintings

Painted plein air in oil on panel, this work captures the landscape of the artist’s childhood home, rendered directly from life. The immediacy of outdoor observation is evident in th...

Summer Horizon is a contemporary abstract landscape painting that uses acrylic paint to stain the canvas and form large areas of color and shape. The open area of blue brings to min...

This is the fourth and most ambitious Paradise painting in this series. The series began in 2022 and has continued to evolve. This new oil painting carries a heightened sense of dept...

This painting was constructed using a number of attached surfaces including canvas, muslin and plastic debris. Attaching strips of canvas allows me to recycle used material into new...

A joyful sunflower field comes to life in this 11x14" acrylic painting on wood panel. Bold yellow blooms rise against a vivid blue sky, their dark centers and expressive brushstrokes...

In this abstract landscape painting, a captivating scene unfolds on a canvas brought to life by layers of oil paint. Against a deep black background, a juxtaposition of elements emer...

This painting was created from a photograph taken during a snowy weekend at the artist’s mother-in-law’s home in New York. A single evergreen stands in a quiet, snow-covered yard, se...

This painting is part of the Slow Down series, which began in 2021 and remains ongoing. It features a serene landscape with a palm tree, gentle waves, and a crescent moon. At the top...

Excerpt from the Palm series 2023 - Present The artworks presented here depict palm-like plants in mostly nocturnal and enigmatic settings, often against mountainous backdrops and o...

The composition of this painting is marked by a dynamic interplay between the foreground and the background. At the forefront, a lush tropical plant commands attention. Its sinuous v...

Visions of the Promised Land is built through a slow accumulation of paint, where each layer records a moment of looking, revising, and returning. Though intimate in scale, the work ...

Path to the River is an energetic landscape painting that explores an abstracted interpretation of a river and surrounding trees. Painted from imagination while remaining rooted in t...

It may be hard to believe, but Summer Morning began as a flurry of overlapping text and expressive black-and-white oil paint. Seeking solace amidst the chaos of emotive words, Higgin...

This vibrant painting captures an abstracted seascape at sunset, rendered with bold, impasto brushstrokes and vivid, contrasting colors. The scene features two sailboats gliding acro...

This series began in 2022 and has continued to evolve. These new oil paintings carry a heightened sense of depth and material presence, offering a particularly focused expression of ...

This painting is part of the artists' Paradise series, an ongoing project that began in 2021. Several works from the series were recently exhibited during Miami Art Week 2024 in collaboration with the artist's gallery. Created with acrylic paint on a custom wood panel, the piece employs a palette of black and tan to depict a dynamic landscape rich with energy and expressive language. A recurring motif in the series, this painting features a palm tree, waves, and clouds. The palm tree—a...

This painting was created using layered washes of black acrylic as a backdrop, with bold applications of oil paint and oil sticks worked energetically across the surface. It depicts ...

Painted using a combination of imagination and photographic reference, this piece shows a barren, dreamy desert landscape a theme the artist uses in much of his work. Painted with ac...

Scorched shows and intensely heated landscape with the sun hovering overhead. Plant life struggles to stay alive in this hot climate and the plants he...

Cosmic Blossoms is a vibrant and expressive oil painting that continues the artist’s ongoing exploration of floral, plant life and landscape motifs set against surreal, dreamlike lan...

Glacier stands as a commanding landscape artwork crafted using oil on intricately assembled and torn canvas. Higgins navigates a challenging journey of trial and error, encountering...

Paradise is a text based painting from artist Matt Higgins. Expanding on text and image based work that the artist has been involved with on and o...

This piece was created with generous brushstrokes of oil paint, loosely referencing a desert landscape. The title Strange Terrain comes from the nature of the painting being in an i...

This artwork serves as a gentle reminder to release resentments, unwind, and embrace freedom. The tranquil setting, featuring a pool, vibrant plant life, a pink sky, and distant moun...