American artist Thomas Kinkaid, known to his ten million collectors as the "painter of light," has bitten the dust:
The death of popular artist Thomas Kinkade is certain to ignite controversy regarding the painter’s legacy. Known for his renderings of luminous landscapes and street scenes, often captured at twilight, the so-called painter of light, a Christian who said that God guided his brush, died Friday at 54 of natural causes.Read more about it here.
Regarded as both a master of kitsch and a genius of commercial marketing, Kinkade, a graduate of Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, discovered a lucrative formula for his art at an early age. He and his wife, Nanette, initially sold his painting for $35 apiece. Saturday morning on EBay, a 30-by-48-inch canvas of a stormy mountain range by Kinkade was listed at $95,000.
Awesome blog! My name's Courtney and I'm a member of AIGA-GMU. We are hosting a Design Battle on the 19th! Could you perhaps include our event on one of your posts? email is cleonara@gmu.edu -- Thanks!!
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