Thomas Kinkade, one of nation's most popular painters, dies in Los Gatos

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53. Scammer and Crook....

Not sorry to say that I'm not sorry to see him go, I've been a critic since I first walked into a gallery in, of all places, Carmel-by-the-Sea.

More than anything, he sold prints to people who thought they were originals. He could get away with not calling them prints because other people painted little dots of "light" on his prints. Pure scam.

Kinkade's works are sold by mail order and in dedicated retail outlets as high-quality prints, often using texturizing techniques on real canvas to make the surface of the finished prints mimic the raised surface of the original painting. Some of the prints also feature light effects that are painted onto the print surface by hand by "skilled craftsmen," touches that add to the illusion of light and the resemblance to an original work of art, and which are then sold at higher prices.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Kinkade

He took advantage of probably millions by overcharging for his shit. It is a crime.

He also lost lawsuits specifically for crimes in his dealings, as reported in many of today's news stories.

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