Until tonight I had never heard of Thomas Kinkade. Though I really should have because he has sold more paintings than any artist in the history of the world. In fact, it is estimated that 1 out of 10 homes in the United States have some form of his art. He is referred to as “The Painter of Light”. He sells his prints on QVC. He has a movie coming out that details the creation of his painting, “The Christmas Cottage”. And he may have painted the worst painting I have ever seen.
Take a look below…
I think what really sends me over the edge is the blimp, that or the headphones adorned by the fans. Honestly, I just don’t know what it is. Maybe its just seeing so many cultural problems molded into one horrible, kitschy frankenstein monster.
Google Thomas Kinkade to see the rest of this master’s work and if you find a painting worse than this one, please comment and let me know.
oh jesus.
you actually found the best [worst] one.
his name is very familiar though….like a character in a book by Vonnegut or something.
also- this article is a less eloquent version of yours
http://southby06.blogspot.com/2006/03/thomas-kinkade-painter-of-poopie.html
wow. i think you found the best [worst?] one out there roy.
also, here is the less eloquent version of your article.
http://southby06.blogspot.com/2006/03/thomas-kinkade-painter-of-poopie.html
I agree, Kilgore and Kinkade are very similar.