Dark details of artist Thomas Kinkade's final years surface
...Gatos 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 sailing ship at sea emerging from a cloud-flecked sunrise. But the final...info
"Painter of Light" Thomas Kinkade Dies at 54
...art critics to dismiss his pieces. Kinkade lived with his wife and was the father of four girls, NBCBayArea.com reported. "Thomas Kinkade, the celebrated 'Painter of Light' is one of the most widely collected and beloved artists of our day," Kinkade's website...info
Details of artist Thomas Kinkade's tumultuous final years surface
...Gatos 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 sailing ship at sea emerging from a cloud-flecked sunrise. But the final...info
Thomas Kinkade Passes Away at 54
...produced under the Kinkade name, he'll be around for a very long time. From an older article on the Collectibles site: Thomas Kinkade is America's most-collected living artist, a painter-communicator whose tranquil, light-infused paintings bring hope and joy...info
Painter Thomas Kinkade faced turmoil during his final years
...by donating his art to benefit Los Gatos High School and other local educational and police charities. Los Gatos painter Thomas Kinkade grew famous and wealthy for his comforting, bucolic and often spiritual paintings -- a snowy rural church on Christmas Eve...info
Thomas Kinkade, 'Painter Of Light,' Dies At 54
...Share Comments Artist Thomas Kinkade, 'Warrior For Light,' Dies by The Associated Press Enlarge Gene Blythe / AP Artist Thomas Kinkade at the opening of an exhibit in Atlanta in 2006. Kinkade died Friday at his home in California at age 54. Gene Blythe / AP...info
Thomas Kinkade: Autopsy planned after unexpected death
...their daughters, Merritt, Chandler, Winsor and Everett, and a brother, Pat, who worked for Kinkade's company. On Saturday, Thomas Kinkade Co. officials sent a message to distributors that the business will continue, saying that "his art and powerful message...info
Thomas Kinkade dead: His legacy appraised
...FRANCISCO â€" To fans and the countless collectors who helped build painter Thomas Kinkade's commercial art empire, his idealized vision of the world usually served as a simple, soothing addition to the living room wall: a soft depiction of a churning seascape...info
Thomas Kinkade, 'Painter of Light' who worked to project 'serene simplicity,' dies at 54
...Kinkade, the self-styled "Painter of Light" who died Friday at 54, once said he worked to "create images that project a serene simplicity." But despite his astonishing commercial success with luminous seascapes and paintings of cottages and street scenes,...info
Thomas Kinkade, 'Painter of Light', Dies at 54
...Kinkade, known for his landscape paintings, has died at the age of 54, at his home in California . The BBC reports that Kinkade, who died of natural causes, saw his works fetch as much £63 million ($100 million) a year in the US. Although he was known as the...info