Thomas Kinkade’s Life Was Nothing Like His Idealized Paintings. A New Documentary Looks at His Multimillion-Dollar Success and Dark Downfall ...

Thomas Kinkade has become a very rich man selling his paintings, many of them to Christians.But many believers also dismiss the work of the “Painter of Light” as commercial kitsch, and ...

It’s good that the Thomas Kinkade phenomenon — his empire of art galleries in shopping malls across the country; the Kinkade-themed housing development; the tsunami of tchotchkes, Christmas ...

Thomas Kinkade, Memories of Christmas, Seasons of Light II (2001). Courtesy of the Kinkade Family Foundation and McLennon Pen Co. Gallery. Devorah Lauter December 9, 2023 Share Share This Article ...

'Art For Everybody,' a documentary about painter Thomas Kinkade, looks at his downfall after achieving vast success and his hidden stash of paintings.

Monte Sereno painter Thomas Kinkade grew famous and wealthy for his comforting, bucolic and often spiritual paintings — a snowy rural church on Christmas Eve bursting with light from within, a ...

In the 1990s, Thomas Kinkade was the most successful artist of his time. His sentimental, sanitized landscapes full of Christian motifs and storybook cottages, some of which were lit with tiny LEDs ...

In the 1990s, Thomas Kinkade was the most successful artist of his time. His sentimental, sanitized landscapes full of Christian motifs and storybook cottages, some of which were lit with tiny ...