Thomas Kinkade Painting

Thomas Kinkade Painting
Living artist.
Thomas Kinkade is America's most collected living artist. Coming from a modest background, Kinkade emphasizes simple pleasures and inspirational messages through his paintings. As a devout Christian, Kinkade uses his gift as a vehicle to communicate and spread inherent life-affirming values.It was while growing up in the small town of Placerville, California that these important values were nurtured. It was also during this time that Kinkade began to explore the world around him. Kinkade spent a summer on a sketching tour with a college friend, producing the best-selling instructional book, The Artist's Guide to Sketching. The success of the book landed the two young artists at Ralph Bakshi Studios to create background art for the animated feature film Fire and Ice. It was also during this time that Kinkade began to explore light and imaginative worlds with abandon.After the film, Thomas Kinkade earned his living as a painter for oil paintings, selling his original painting in galleries throughout California. In 1982, he married his childhood sweetheart, Nanette, and two years later they began to publish his art.
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