Thomas Kinkade Selects Orchid Hill Vineyard Oct 4, 2008
--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thomas Kinkade has designated Orchid Hill to exhibit his renowned artwork in Paso Robles ... When you blend the very best of fine wine from with the very best of fine art by Thomas Kinkade, you have created perfect harmony, a symphony for the senses ... Thomas Kinkade, a Placerville, California native, is well known for his masterpieces that radiate light and provide a view into nostalgic country settings. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Ashford Memorial gets a facelift Sep 3, 2008
"This current ... calendar that Oconee State Bank put out had a picture of the church, so yes, it's kind of a landmark. There is only one like it and it has some of the qualities, I think, of a Thomas Kinkade (who is known for use his light) painting. It's picturesque," he said. Welton, who grew up in Oklahoma City, retired as a chaplain for the U.S. Air Force, with his last assignment being at Robins Air Force Base in Houston County. (Athens Banner-Herald)
To 9/7: 'Luminous Object' Jul 2, 2008
Pop painter Thomas Kinkade may own the trademark on the description "painter of light," but the description is perhaps just as apt for local artist Cynthia Peterson. The Mesa Community College art professor currently has a show at the West Valley Art Museum titled "The Luminous Object." It features 11 of Peterson's paintings, still-life interpretations of brilliant glassware. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Largest Gathering of World-Renown Artists Ever to Visit Detroit Jul 2, 2008
The list is continuing to expand but now includes: -- Yaacov Agam -- Marc Kanovich -- Shan Merry -- Howard Behrens -- Thomas Kinkade -- David Najar -- Jackie Holland- -- Anatole -- Peter Nixon Berkley Krasnyansky -- Dominic -- Andrew Bone -- Fanch Ledan Pangborn -- Simon Bull -- Jay Lewkowitz -- Jean-Claude -- Alexander Chen -- Charles Lee Picot -- Hua Chen -- Linda LeKinff -- Giuseppe Pino -- Marcus Glenn -- Csaba Markus -- Schaefer-Miles -- Alfred Gockel -- Marko Mavrovich -- Itzchak Tarkay --... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Thomas Kinkade's Artwork Gives Fresh Life to Iconic American Classics Jun 9, 2008
Source: The Thomas Kinkade Company ... Thomas Kinkade, Americas Most Beloved Artist, brings alive with brushstrokes the moments that define the very heart and soul of our nation ... Thomas Kinkade has taken as his subject matter some of the American icons that are dearest to his own heart: Cinderella Castle at WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT in Orlando, FL; Graceland, the beloved home of rock icon Elvis Presley; Yankee Stadium, a classic New York baseball cathedral and the fabled House that... (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Samsung and Thomas Kinkade Collaborate on LCD Prototype That Integrates Fine Art and HD Programming Jun 4, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the worlds largest provider of liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels, announced today that it has collaborated with The Thomas Kinkade Company to develop a prototype of the first TV to be combined with a digital art display system a potential hybrid LCD TV and mini-exhibit that would be able to shift between artwork and TV programming at a moments notice ... The Digital Masterworks Art-TV, a prototype of which was... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
'A Place Called Canterbury' and 'Leisureville' May 28, 2008
Blechman took care to note the residents' ghastly taste in music (Sammy Davis Jr.'s "Candy Man"), art ("it's so beautiful like living in a Thomas Kinkade painting, but in real life") and carousing. You do not want to know about one septuagenarian resident's barroom habit of drunkenly hoisting her skirt and making jokes about her tattoo. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Art auction to benefit charitable society May 10, 2008
Artwork by various artists, including Thomas Kinkade, Salvador Dali, Rembrandt van Rijn and Andy Warhol will be featured. Opening bids will be up to 50 percent less than traditional framed gallery pieces. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Thomas Kinkade to Unveil the Officially Licensed Daytona 500(R) 50th Running Portrait at ''The Light & The Thunder'' ... May 5, 2008
Thomas Kinkade to Unveil the Officially Licensed Daytona 500(R) 50th Running Portrait at ''The Light & The Thunder'' Event in Concord, N.C.: Financial News - Yahoo ... Source: The Thomas Kinkade Company ... Thomas Kinkade to Unveil the Officially Licensed Daytona 500(R) 50th Running Portrait at ''The Light & The Thunder'' Event in Concord, N.C.Monday May 5, 7:01 am ET. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
The Thomas Kinkade Company Announces That The Vote Is In: NASCAR Fans Decide Official Commemorative Portrait of 50th ... Apr 21, 2008
The Thomas Kinkade Company Announces That The Vote Is In: NASCAR Fans Decide Official Commemorative Portrait of 50th Running of The DAYTONA 500: Financial News - Yahoo ... Source: The Thomas Kinkade Company ... The Thomas Kinkade Company Announces That The Vote Is In: NASCAR Fans Decide Official Commemorative Portrait of 50th Running of The DAYTONA 500Monday April 21, 7:00 am ET. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Padalecki in 'Friday 13th' remake Mar 25, 2008
Padalecki stars as Sam Winchester on the CW's "Supernatural," and his film credits include "House of Wax" and "Cry Wolf." He next appears as Thomas Kinkade alongside Peter O'Toole and Marcia Gay Harden in Lionsgate's "Home for the Holidays," slated for a December release and based on the life of the artist and his painting "The Christmas Cottage.". . (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Art without the artist Jan 7, 2008
But this also means that Donovan, an artist praised by serious art-world types, has something in common with Thomas Kinkade, the QVC-selling "painter of light" who has never been taken seriously by art collectors, but has built huge success on an empire of "official" reproductions. Donovan says she's sold about three dozen cubes of different sizes and materials. (Boston Globe)
Bush's days are numbered in 'Office' calendar Dec 27, 2007
Other top 10 regulars: puppies and cats, mall artist Thomas Kinkade and art photographer Ansel Adams, and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit calendar ($15. 99). (USA Today -- News)
Artist, gallery owner shares secrets Nov 3, 2007
Many names were thrown out, from Jeff Koons to Damien Hirst, but no one mentioned the marketing genius Thomas Kinkade, who Gabaldon said made $40 million last year. According to media reports, Kinkade actually earned $53 million between 1997 and May 2005. (Durango Herald)
Finding peace with puzzles Oct 29, 2007
His puzzles include prints of work by artists Charles Wysocki, Thomas Kinkade and Norman Rockwell and wildlife, nature scenes and lighthouses. Most were gifts from family or friends or bargain buys found at thrift shops. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
These strokes at Fenway Park paint a picture Oct 22, 2007
Jim Bryant of Thomas Kinkade Company had a brush with greatness before Game 7: Fenway Park as pretty as a picture ... Thomas Kinkade, a baseball fan who can appreciate a good stroke from either side of the palate, piled up the innings at Fenway Park yesterday, opening up his equipment bag full of easel, paints, and sketch pads inside baseball's emerald bandbox at roughly 9 a.m.. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
How about these apples on the eve of fall? Sep 15, 2007
The poem was written by Reeve Lindbergh and the paintings, in a folk art style similar to Thomas Kinkade, are by Kathy Jakobsen. The text and pictures work together to create a folk history of the man who traveled around the country planting apple trees. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
Once wary of pop culture and high art, evangelicals seek greater role as 'creators of culture' Jul 28, 2007
"That doesn't necessarily mean overtly religious art, but rather art informed by faith. Fujimura, for example, shares more with abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock than with Thomas Kinkade, a self-described devout Christian whose brushwork of idyllic landscapes, crosses and churches are big sellers.As a result, Fujimura - whose work has been displayed at museums in Tokyo and Washington, D.C. - gets questions from his fellow believers dubious about abstract and modern art."The Bible is full of... (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
In the eye of the beholder Jun 3, 2007
Thinking she hit the dead painters lottery, Teri moved quickly to unload the painting for enough cash to buy about 10 million velvet Elvis paintings with enough change for a few hundred thousand Thomas Kinkade handsoap dispensers. A funny thing happened on the way to the art auction, however. (Scranton Times, PA)
'Cottage' welcomes Harden Apr 10, 2007
Marcia Gay Harden is set to star in painter Thomas Kinkade biopic "The Christmas Cottage" for Lionsgate and the Firm. Jared Padalecki ("Supernatural") has the role of Kinkade; Harden will play the painter's mother. (Variety)
Padalecki paints 'Cottage' Apr 9, 2007
Lionsgate and the Firm have tapped Jared Padalecki ("Supernatural") to star as painter Thomas Kinkade in biopic "The Christmas Cottage.". Peter O'Toole also will star in "Cottage," directed by Michael Campus, penned by Ken LaZebnick and based on the events that led to Kinkade becoming an artist. (Variety)
Port surrenders in battle against kitsch Mar 12, 2007
Artists like Johnson, Thomas Kinkade or Wyland have every right to get rich and famous from their art if people choose to buy it, but that doesn't mean public entities need to promote such stuff too. Other local entities seem able to present substantial art. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Bridging 'Terabithia' Feb 16, 2007
The music swells up beneath images of a dreamscape straight out of a Thomas Kinkade "painting," with perfect mountains decorated by nature at her most garish. A gigantic hairy foot stomps into the frame. (Orlando Sentinel)
Chinese village paints by incredible numbers Feb 13, 2007
There are knockoffs of Thomas Kinkade, America's mall-friendly schmaltz specialist, and Bob Ross, the soothing public-television art guru. Some standards are high. (FOX59, IN)
On the Block Jan 18, 2007
Work by living artists, such as Andrew Wyeth, Thomas Kinkade, Neiman, Max and Shvaiko will be featured. So will an original illustration by Chagall from the book Daphnis and Chloe. (Hopewell Valley News, NJ)
