Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 40"h x 30"w
Coming into the park this morning I wasn't sure what I was going to paint. As I set up my canvas and table, this little butterfly landed just for a moment on my canvas, as if he stopped by to say HI. Then he was gone! After some quick research I realized he was probably a Swallowtail Butterfly, native to our area. Using my unique splatter technique, in which I dip my fingers directly into the paint and flick it onto the canvas, I gave this little guy the spotlight he demanded.
Bio:
Billy Tackett began “splattering” with his bare fingers to enjoy the organic nature of his work and to eliminate brushes. The technique started out with landscapes and florals but was eventually mastered and expanded into portraiture and installation pieces.
"Each painting provides a new opportunity for me to eschew long-favored artistic practices and drives me to create my signature style," he said. "Faces emerge, fantastical images appear, and highly textured paintings and portraits that engage the public take shape. My art now represents a strong defiance of the traditional two-dimensional painting."
Dimensions: 40"h x 30"w
Coming into the park this morning I wasn't sure what I was going to paint. As I set up my canvas and table, this little butterfly landed just for a moment on my canvas, as if he stopped by to say HI. Then he was gone! After some quick research I realized he was probably a Swallowtail Butterfly, native to our area. Using my unique splatter technique, in which I dip my fingers directly into the paint and flick it onto the canvas, I gave this little guy the spotlight he demanded.
Bio:
Billy Tackett began “splattering” with his bare fingers to enjoy the organic nature of his work and to eliminate brushes. The technique started out with landscapes and florals but was eventually mastered and expanded into portraiture and installation pieces.
"Each painting provides a new opportunity for me to eschew long-favored artistic practices and drives me to create my signature style," he said. "Faces emerge, fantastical images appear, and highly textured paintings and portraits that engage the public take shape. My art now represents a strong defiance of the traditional two-dimensional painting."