William Kincaid (artist)

For the classical flute player, see William Kincaid (flutist).

William "Bill" Kincaid (born 1957, Chicago) was known nationally in the entertainment trade as a costume designer until 1990, and is also known as an artist creating pet paintings in brilliant colors on large canvases.

Education

Kincaid attended art class at the Washington University in St. Louis School of Fine Arts during the early 1980s, although not as an art major.

Employment

After graduating from Washington University, he painted miscellaneous portraits of people, occasional copies of classic paintings, and abstracts in his spare time. He focused on pets after he painted a friend's Boston Terrier. Kincaid's first employment in an art field was in 1974, working as a custom motorcycle artist at "Buzz's Psycles" of Chamblee, Georgia. He painted restorations of classic British bikes such as the Bonnevilles and Trophies built in the middle and late 1960s by Triumph Motorcycles and did customization work. He left Georgia in 1977.

Influences

He has listed as major influences 1960s psychedelia, surrealism and Pop Art; Andy Warhol, Peter Max, Salvador Dalí, and other less-known genre artists. Although the medium, acrylics on canvas, has been consistent throughout his painting career, his painting style has varied throughout a limited body of work.

Activities

From 1977 through 1989, he made thousands of costumes, also drawing and painting costume designs and various commercial graphics projects, in partnership with his brother Doug Kincaid. Bill Kincaid often participated in every step from the initial drawings, patterns and materials selection through the final cutting and assembly. Non-costume-related projects included props for numerous TV commercials, promotions, and industrial films; board games, coloring books, and logos. Kincaid also created puppets, scenery and props for local children's television shows D. B.'s Delight and Gator Tales (both featuring brother Doug), and remodels of sets for Six Flags attractions. He specializes in painting dogs, cats and other pets in his distinctive style. He has supported animal protection groups. He lives in the Midwest.

Kincaid also writes essays on cultural and historical topics, such as "Really Remembering the Alamo".

References

• St. Louis Post Dispatch, January 7, 1983, "Almost Live! Dodo is rare bird indeed" – biographical article on William Kincaid
• St. Louis Globe-Democrat, July 5, 1999, "Talented brothers are creators..." – article on Bill and Doug Kincaid
• St. Louis Business Journal, September 12, 1988, "Those Guys at Kincaid are really Characters" – biographical article on William Kincaid and The Kincaid Karacter Company
• St. Louis Post Dispatch, March 20, 1989, "Kids Learning Responsibility With 'Gator' Aid" – article on Bill Kincaid and Gator Tales television show

External links

• The Pet Portraits of William Kincaid