In the 1990s, Thomas Kinkade was the most successful artist of his time. His sentimental, sanitized landscapes full of Christian motifs and storybook cottages, some of which were lit with tiny ...

It’s good that the Thomas Kinkade phenomenon — his empire of art galleries in shopping malls across the country; the Kinkade-themed housing development; the tsunami of tchotchkes, Christmas ...

The late Thomas Kinkade made and lost a fortune selling kitschy paintings, but there was more to him than that, writes Blake Gopnik.

The quiet lanes and gentle vistas of Thomas Kinkade's paintings beguile the faithful.

The art of Thomas Kinkade became a Nineties phenomenon as collectors and the American public clamoured for his pieces while critics rolled their eyes. But the ‘Painter of Light’ was battling ...

'Art For Everybody,' a documentary about painter Thomas Kinkade, looks at his downfall after achieving vast success and his hidden stash of paintings.

Kinkade’s website lists hundreds of paintings including 31 bridges, 22 churches, 68 cityscapes, 74 cottages and 36 "inspirational” images.

Beloved by many, despised by others, Thomas Kinkade's quaint rustic scenes and his wholesome image belied a dark and tortured story that contrasts with his 'sugary' artworks.

A new documentary continues the Thomas Kinkade art hustle© Art for Everybody Thomas Kinkade, “A Quiet Evening, Places in the Heart I,” 1998, oil on board.© Jeff McLane/Courtesy of the ...

In the 1990s, Thomas Kinkade was the most successful artist of his time. His sentimental, sanitized landscapes full of Christian motifs and storybook cottages, some of which were lit with tiny LEDs ...

The artist built an empire on his paintings, grounding his own image in faith and family — as he and the machine behind him bragged that a Kinkade hung in one in 20 American homes.