Few contemporary artists are as ubiquitous as Thomas Kinkade , whose luminous imagery adorns more than 10 million homes worldwide. Born in Sacramento County, California on January 19, , Kinkade knew from an early age that he would become an artist. He grew up in the town of Placerville, where at the age of 12 artist Glenn Wessels began mentoring Kinkade. Despite not graduating from either school, Kinkade still found work in the art industry—he co-authored a book about drawing and worked as a scenic background artist for a movie studio.
Inspired by the skills he developed as a background artist, Kinkade began exploring the use of light in his own artwork. This led to the development of the signature Kinkade style collectors have come to love: Idyllic depictions of cottages, gardens, streetscapes, and churches infused with whimsical pastels and an ethereal sense of light.
Kinkade went on to paint more than 1, works of art during his lifetime and industriously created limited editions of his paintings. He has been featured in more than books, writing and publishing several of his own. In , Kinkade became a born-again Christian and attributed God as a source of inspiration for his work. Kinkade emphasized the simple pleasures of life in his artwork, which included devotion to his family. Due to his immense success, Kinkade became a popular artist who was sought after for many important commissions.
The first time was in and the second in for the annual Pageant of Peace. Thomas Kinkade at a gallery event Photo courtesy of Art Brand. Two years prior, the California Tourism Hall of Fame inducted Kinkade for his efforts to highlight the beauty of his home state. To this end, Kinkade succeeded. His artwork is still enjoyed and collected to this day for its aesthetic beauty and hopeful message.
For information on how to collect the art of Thomas Kinkade , contact our gallery consultants at ext. Thomas Kinkade is my favorite artist. I have collected many of his pieces of art and have even gifted a few to my daughters. He is no longer with us in body but his spirit will live forever in the beauty of his artwork. My first art purchase was a TK. Since then I have acquired three additional pieces. Thomas Kinkade stayed at my small hotel in the Cotswolds about three months before his tragic death.
He was a fascinating guy to talk with and was inspiring to watch him sketch Cotswold cottages. Such a loss to the art world, but he is at peace. Please tell me the name and location of your hotel Ian. Thomas has become one of my favorite i spend a lot of time just looking in to the beautiful works of art we have 4 of his works.
I have 2 of Thomas Kinkades work of art and I will continue to seek them out to purchase. What a wonderful testimony to his faith and his family in his work.
He took advantage of quick drying times to capture outdoor light in French landmarks and Italian countryside scenes, and in simple bouquets of flowers.
Thomas Kinkade adored plein air, or open-air painting, and used it to further his understanding of the luminous effects of natural light. It was known to be his favorite style of painting and he compulsively painted en plein air wherever he traveled. He used what he learned in those settings to illuminate many of his studio works. In the open air, natural light is always changing, and therefore many artists find it difficult to master. These plein air paintings are widely and critically acclaimed.
Thom also delved into all types of art media and frequently introduced these media into his artistic process. Early on, serigraphy was of particular interest. He continued to use this process to screen his remarque sketches and replicate original art throughout his career. After his death, the Thomas Kinkade Company realized his dream of creating award-winning images using serigraphy. There are paintings that are nothing less than signposts along the path of my life.
Twilight Vista is one of those. When I Does winter have a color? Possibly, but winter sometimes requires us to use our imagination to see the color. In A Winter Retreat you find The pleasure of a dramatic plein air study, like the pleasure of the majestic natural vista that inspires it, is timeless. Some years
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