Oil & Pastels
Teresa Higgins is a portrait artist and longtime art educator based in Natick, Massachusetts. Raised in a family of artists in Washington, D.C., she developed a passion for portraiture and later studied painting at Massachusetts College of Art and the Back Bay Art Studios. She also studied with nationally acclaimed portrait painters Daniel Greene and Raymond Everett Kinstler.
Higgins began creating commissioned pastel portraits in 1974 and now works in both pastels and oils. Her work has been exhibited throughout Massachusetts and is held in private collections across the United States and Europe. She is a juried associate member of the Pastel Society of America.
With more than thirty years of teaching experience, Higgins now offers studio art classes for adults, teens, and children at her Natick studio.
Oil paint/linocut prints
Lilly recently graduated from the George Washington University, where she completed a minor in Fine Arts. Her featured paintings were completed in DC, while her printmaking work was completed during her time abroad in France.
Nancy Schon is a Boston-based sculptor, celebrated for her warm and evocative representation of human and animal figures. Her work, characterized by a profound sense of empathy and detail, captures the essence of her subjects — making them relatable and endearing to viewers of all ages. She is best known for her iconic Make Way for Ducklings sculpture in the Boston Public Garden, which brings to life the beloved characters from Robert McCloskey’s classic children’s book. This charming installation has become a cherished landmark, delighting generations of visitors with its playful depiction of a mother duck leading her ducklings.
Schon’s Aesop’s Fables sculptures are a masterful series inspired, of course, by the ancient, previously enslaved Greek storyteller, Aesop. With a collection of twenty-four sculptures, each piece corresponds to one of the twenty-four letters in the Greek alphabet, creating a symbolic link to the origins of these timeless tales. Schon’s imaginative approach not only pays homage to the cultural heritage of Aesop’s fables, but also serves as a tribute to the universality and enduring relevance of these stories. Learn more about Nancy Schon and her work at schon.com.