Tony Henson

Bio

TONY HENSON WAS BORN ON A SMALL FARM NORTH OF NASHVILLE, TN. HE HAS BEEN DRAWING SINCE AGE 3 WHEN HE WATCHED HIS OLDEST BROTHER, TODD, DRAW COMIC BOOK CHARACTERS, SPIDERMAN ESPECIALLY. HE WENT TO COLLEGE AND RECEIVED HIS BA FROM WESTERN KY UNIVERSITY AND MASTERS DEGREE FROM ETSU. HE MOVED BACK TO NASHVILLE AND TAUGHT AT WATKINS COLLEGE OF ART, WKU, AND AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY.

AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF TEACHING IN NASHVILLE, HE MOVED BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS OF EAST TN. WHERE KINGSPORT IS HOME. TONY’S WIFE JAMIE AND TWO BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN – OLIVIA ABIGAIL AND ADAM JAMES ARE THE INSPIRATION AND BEAUTY IN HIS LIFE. HE HAS TAUGHT AT SEVERAL LOCAL COLLEGES INCLUDING VIRGINIA INTERMONT AND SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY COLLEGE. TONY DOES PRIVATE DRAWING & PAINTING LESSONS, MURALS.

HIS ARTWORK HAS BEEN DIVERSE IN STYLES AND THEMES. TONY HAS DRAWN REALISTIC STILL LIFES, GREEK SCULPTURES, FEMALE NUDES USING CHARCOAL AND CHALK  PASTELS. HIS BODY OF PAINTINGS INCLUDE NATURALISTIC TO ABSTRACT WORKS OF APPLE CORES, SELF PORTRAITS, TREES AND ANGELS, GREEK SCULPTURES, AND FIGURES USING MAINLY ACRYLIC PAINT. TONY IS VERY PRODUCTIVE CREATING CLOSE TO 600 PAINTINGS IN 15 YEARS. HIS FAMILY, COLOR, NATURE, AND TEXTURES INSPIRE HIM.THE LATEST SERIES OF PAINTINGS EXPLORE THE PHYSICALITY OF PAINT, EXPRESSIVE COLOR, AND THE INTUITIVE PROCESS OF CREATING.