Thomas Kinkade, Painter of Light

Nothing 'surreal' or 'underground' here. Thomas Kinkade (January 19, 1958 - April 6, 2012) was a 'mainstream' artist who profusely sold his art and was well known for the mass marketing of his work as printed reproductions and other 'licensed' products. For someone, his paintings were merely 'chocolate box art'.It could be, but his bucolic, dreamy landscapes are so fascinating and inspiring and the use of saturated colors and light so skillfull that Kinkade's art isn't anymore 'kitsch' but  becomes pleasantly 'visionary', at least to me...maybe boring on the long term, but indisputably captivating....
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