Dempsey Essick is a self taught, self expressed realist watercolor artist who realizes his talent is a gift from God. He lives in the house where he was born and raised on a small farm in northern Davidson County. He is a graduate of Forsyth Technical College with a degree in mechanical drawing; no formal training in art.
Dempsey is known as the Hummingbird Bird Artist not only for the hummingbirds he paints but also for the hidden hummingbirds he hides in his paintings.
