It’s all about the details.

Whether it’s knowing how many tail feathers a male mallard duckhas or what the minute details of a button from a Confederateuniform look like, artist Tony Biagi can rattle off each specificwith the ease of a seasoned historian.

The public will be given the opportunity to test Biagi’sknowledge at a Meet The Artist event at the Lincoln County PublicLibrary from 1 until 4 p.m. on Saturday. He will be on hand toanswer questions and talk about the work he has on display.

The professional artist has invested thousands upon thousands ofhours to the art he so loves.

What takes him so long is the research and the details that gointo each piece. It’s this attention to the little things that setshis work apart from the rest.

Even down to the smallest of details like the mortar joints inhis architectural pen and ink drawings one can see each unit ofbrick and the mixture of concrete that binds each one together. Orif nature is more your style, it could be the random curve of atree branch or the downturn of a thistle of a berry bush.

Biagi has been gifted with this incredible insight on how thingsare made or how they work. He meticulously choreographs each limb,leaf and flower of every piece of his artwork.

And to think it all started many years ago with apaint-by-number set around 1966, he said.

“The Lord gave me a gift creating art,” Biagi explained.

Biagi was given the paint set while he was recuperating frominjuries in a military hospital. He was serving in the U.s. Army’s101st Airborne Division in Vietnam.

He reasoned it was his reason to be here.

Over the years Biagi has honed his craft and by doing so hasgathered a great deal of knowledge on the subjects he draws, paintsor sculpts.

“No one sees the prep work,” Biagi said or the many hours hespends researching his subjects.

Biagi cites some of his Confederate artwork as examples of whyit is important to get the details correct.

“You better know what you’re doing,” Biagi said.

If you get one facet of a button incorrect or any aspect of awreath from the collar of a general’s uniform out of place, someonewill point it out, he said. He has evened learned some interestingstories of the generals and soldiers he’s drawn right down to thetype of weapons they carried.

“You have to research everything,” Biagi said. “Even down toauthentic bridle work on the horses.”

And the details don’t stop there. Many of his drawings containghosts, or photos of hidden objects. Biagi adds these types ofdetails to entice the viewer to look even closer.

Biagi has sold his work all over the United States and hasworked in many different mediums including pencil, pen and ink,watercolors and oil over the years. He has covered many subjectsthrough his art, which includes wildlifes, portraits andlandscapes.

And by working with so many different aspects of art he hasacquired an expertise about a variety of subjects

“Everything I do is authentic,” he said.

Learning how things are made is in part what makes Biagi’s workstand out.

“Take a rose, I pick off a petal to see how it grows. Or if I’mdrawing fruit, I’ll go buy it,” Biagi said. “I’ve become knownthrough the years for my attention to details and correctness.”

Biagi’s exhibit will be displayed through the end ofNovember.