William Kincaid (also "Bill Kincaid") was formerly known nationally in the entertainment trade as a costume designer, and after leaving the costume business in 1990, has been working to become locally known as an artist (b. 1957) creating pet paintings in brilliant colors on large canvases. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) He has listed as major influences 1960s psychedelia, surrealism and Pop Art; Andy Warhol, Peter Max, Salvador Dalí, and other less-known genre artists. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Psychedelic music is a term that refers to a broad set of popular music styles genres and scenes that may include Psychedelic rock, psychedelic folk, Psychedelic Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early-1920s and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members Pop Art is a visual Art movement that emerged in the mid 1950s in Britain and in parallel in the late 1950s in the United States. For the song by David Bowie, see Andy Warhol (song. Andrew Warhola (August 6 1928 &ndash February 22 1987 known as Andy Warhol Peter Max (born Peter Max Finkelstein, October 19, 1937) is a German -born American artist best known for his iconic posters in Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech 1st Marquis of Púbol (May 11 1904 &ndash January 23 1989 was a Spanish Catalan Surrealist Although the medium, acrylics on canvas, has been consistent throughout his painting career, his painting style has varied throughout a limited body of work.
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 as well. Triumph Motorcycles is a British Motorcycle manufacturer originally based in Coventry. He left Georgia in 1977. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule
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. Doug Kincaid (b Douglas Doerr Kincaid 1962 is an American artist writer and performer best known for his work in the fields of Puppetry and promotional costuming ( Mascot 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. DB's Delight was a locally-produced St Louis Missouri children's television Quiz show produced by CBS affiliate KMOX-TV (later KMOV Gator Tales (1988-1999 was a local Children's television show produced in St Six Flags Inc (commonly Six Flags) is one of the world's largest chains of Amusement parks and Theme parks, based on quantity of properties
Kincaid attended art class at the Washington University in St. Louis School of Fine Arts during the early 1980s, although not an art major. 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 in a colorful way. 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, Friday, July 5, 1999, Living Section Front Page, "Talented brothers are creators. The St Louis Post-Dispatch is the only major city-wide Newspaper in St The St Louis Globe-Democrat (casually referred to as The Globe) was a daily newspaper based in St . . ", 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 & The Kincaid Karacter Company
- St. Louis Post Dispatch, Monday March 20, 1989, "Kids Learning Responsibility With "Gator" Aid", article on Bill Kincaid and "Gator Tales" television show.
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