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Mon Apr 9, 2012, 04:14 AM

Apr 2012

I am shocked by his death but 54 years old is when I almost died myself. Anything like this can happen after you hit the big 40 it seems to me.

I happened to have liked some of his art like the perfect red rose and the perfect yellow rose.

I like some of the cottages he painted too.

I hope he is resting in peace.

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Thomas Kinkade, one of nation's most popular painters, dies in Los Gatos [View all] UrbScotty Apr 2012 OP

Off to the cottage in the sky Botany Apr 2012 #1

Beautiful, isn't it ... n/t RKP5637 Apr 2012 #5

ah ah ah Botany Apr 2012 #6

There is such magic in all of his paintings, places one would want to be, so RKP5637 Apr 2012 #17

In the same league with great artists like Keane... rfranklin Apr 2012 #39

Horsies! Hissyspit Apr 2012 #56

I prefer the improved versions... JackRiddler Apr 2012 #124

Margaret Keane? mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2012 #77

There's a story behind that Geoff R. Casavant Apr 2012 #80

Add Bil Keane for the trifecta. JackRiddler Apr 2012 #125

so calm, so peaceful . . . so empty. Nothing personal, just a fact. nt patrice Apr 2012 #60

Yep! Nope, didn't take it personally. n/t RKP5637 Apr 2012 #61

I don't care what the art critics say. I get a cozy feeling looking at his paintings. pacalo Apr 2012 #15

And some get a queasy feeling... marions ghost Apr 2012 #45

Totally agree. His was the "sucker born every minute" mistertrickster Apr 2012 #49

YEEESSSSSS! The only thing missing is the unicorns! Surya Gayatri Apr 2012 #105

CNN is reporting like he is some great artist. He was a great CON artist. Lint Head Apr 2012 #96

+1,000! The hagiographic paeans in the media Surya Gayatri Apr 2012 #106

Yep the media will spin it marions ghost Apr 2012 #115

As the saying goes, you learn something new every day. pacalo Apr 2012 #98

Here's more about how the products were created... marions ghost Apr 2012 #114

So I suppose you could clone the guy by scraping paint off his painting? 47of74 Apr 2012 #122

Thank you for this post among others on this thread that point out indivisibleman Apr 2012 #100

Hallmark Cards will mourn his passing... marions ghost Apr 2012 #121

"I don't know much about art, but I know what I like" Hissyspit Apr 2012 #72

Yes and no DonCoquixote Apr 2012 #89

Oddly enough, he painted backgrounds in the animated movie "Fire & Ice" Norrin Radd Apr 2012 #22

That is surprising. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2012 #2

It happens Mz Pip Apr 2012 #9

Obama's domestic drones are working! swag Apr 2012 #3

... RetroLounge Apr 2012 #42

! mwdem Apr 2012 #90

If this was FB, I'd have to like this TheCruces Apr 2012 #135

Natural causes at age 54 proud2BlibKansan Apr 2012 #4

i know tons of people who died in their early 50s pitohui Apr 2012 #101

agree CountAllVotes Apr 2012 #138

In recent years became something of a pop culture icon.. pipoman Apr 2012 #7

His paintings were cliched. Drunken Irishman Apr 2012 #8

Most artists I know called him "Painter of Shite" Warpy Apr 2012 #95

Bwaaahaaaaa! Laughed my tush off @ Surya Gayatri Apr 2012 #108

at least i outlived the bastard. mopinko Apr 2012 #116

3-1 odds he died of a OD. anti-alec Apr 2012 #10

Or sugar. DavidDvorkin Apr 2012 #11

Nope. Too empty . . . starvation? a "Hunger Artist"? nt patrice Apr 2012 #63

I meant as in an overdose of cloying sweetness. DavidDvorkin Apr 2012 #66

I know that's what you meant. I was just building on the metaphor. nt patrice Apr 2012 #67

Dubious, but... regnaD kciN Apr 2012 #29

I heard he once took a leak on an elevator in Las Vegas... Frank Cannon Apr 2012 #37

it was a statue of Winnie the Pooh... IamK Apr 2012 #44

Alcohol is likely it marions ghost Apr 2012 #47

I'm voting for Hep C XemaSab Apr 2012 #32

That is a shock Rosa Luxemburg Apr 2012 #12

Rest in Peace mia Apr 2012 #13

RIP emilyg Apr 2012 #14

RIP. OnyxCollie Apr 2012 #16

Utter shit all of it. alarimer Apr 2012 #18

Kind of a crook... uberblonde Apr 2012 #19

Painter of Blight onager Apr 2012 #20

Mall culture "fine art." Blech. I prefer comics to that. K8-EEE Apr 2012 #21

ha ha marions ghost Apr 2012 #48

He was a conservative Christian but he did not politicize his paintings bluestateguy Apr 2012 #23

Only a conservative Christian could make millions on paintings that bad. mistertrickster Apr 2012 #52

oh, there is many a liberal with terrible taste in art, too. kwassa Apr 2012 #91

He went into the light. lob1 Apr 2012 #24

He was in some serious trouble, I believe CrawlingChaos Apr 2012 #25

Not as long as the Bradford Exchange exists. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2012 #69

Actually, the Los Gatos police participate in our county homeless collaborative KamaAina Apr 2012 #82

Unfortunately, you're already being proved right, CC...his death won't stop the flow... Surya Gayatri Apr 2012 #104

I've got a book of his he wrote before going commercial. Kablooie Apr 2012 #26

I LOVE the Dinotopia art sakabatou Apr 2012 #31

Those "fairytale cottages" were really more like Cotswolds cottages. highplainsdem Apr 2012 #134

Ah yes. Stow on the Wold. Morton on the Marsh. Upper and Lower Slaughter. Kablooie Apr 2012 #137

I'd have thought he'd be beaten to death Ken Burch Apr 2012 #27

Does this mean those awful paintings are worth more money now? Tabasco_Dave Apr 2012 #28

only if you're a kitsch collector... marions ghost Apr 2012 #41

No, probably not. They were grossly overvalued because of the marketing scam. yardwork Apr 2012 #94

He was only 54... ProfessionalLeftist Apr 2012 #30

his liver was 104... n/t IamK Apr 2012 #35

Know the truth marions ghost Apr 2012 #50

Art is in the eye of the beholder ProfessionalLeftist Apr 2012 #68

Cliches don't get to the point of this amazing scam marions ghost Apr 2012 #70

Kinkaid, artist for people who think Disney is too dark. EFerrari Apr 2012 #110

yeah, in Disney the spooky places actually have witches in them... marions ghost Apr 2012 #127

Well now, FlaGranny Apr 2012 #33

Ya' know, FlaCranny, you are absolutely right. Ferretherder Apr 2012 #34

Well said, Granny. Frank Cannon Apr 2012 #38

you can't love Monet, van Gogh AND Kinkade... marions ghost Apr 2012 #40

It's "art" we love... CanSocDem Apr 2012 #71

Kinkade = art industry marions ghost Apr 2012 #78

Fair price argument is FlaGranny Apr 2012 #84

The prices were artificially inflated marions ghost Apr 2012 #92

BS! Of course you can love the work of all of these artists. I love what my baby grandson draws, juajen Apr 2012 #158

OK you can love kitsch art and you can love fine art marions ghost Apr 2012 #161

Who's to say? I, for one. harmonicon Apr 2012 #46

A more accurate comparison for Kinkade would be Lawrence Welk, not rock and roll of the 50s Tom Ripley Apr 2012 #79

+1 FLAprogressive Apr 2012 #85

No matter what you think of his work FlaGranny Apr 2012 #88

The problem is Welk took great music and ruined it with his horrendous arrangements. EFerrari Apr 2012 #107

+1,000! Not an original brush stroke in the lot! Surya Gayatri Apr 2012 #109

I guess the Kinkade "art bubble" is about to burst, too. sofa king Apr 2012 #36

I think his bubble burst around '06 OmahaBlueDog Apr 2012 #129

He certainly had a distinctive style and a knack for marketing. Like Ted deGrazia on steroids. slackmaster Apr 2012 #43

Distinctive style? Hissyspit Apr 2012 #57

This plate's just for you, Hissyspit slackmaster Apr 2012 #58

LOL Hissyspit Apr 2012 #74

Oh my god I'm gasping for breath - Where'd you ever find that plate? NBachers Apr 2012 #83

machines. patrice Apr 2012 #62

He overdosed on saccharine . . . nt mistertrickster Apr 2012 #51

Scammer and Crook.... NYC_SKP Apr 2012 #53

In 2009, he was investigated by the FBI for defrauding investors. mistertrickster Apr 2012 #54

2006: Arbitration board awards $860,000 in damages and $1.2 million in fees and expenses to victims. NYC_SKP Apr 2012 #55

Wow, I never knew all this. Lots of stuff was going on with him. n/t RKP5637 Apr 2012 #65

Rest in peace. His work was beautiful. joanbarnes Apr 2012 #59

Just don't post any of it tawadi Apr 2012 #130

Natural causes at 54??? Odin2005 Apr 2012 #64

Natural causes NNN0LHI Apr 2012 #73

"He was very aware of it and didn't care at all"... Amerigo Vespucci Apr 2012 #75

Now who are the art school hipsters going to sneer at? Throd Apr 2012 #76

So if all the "art school hipsters" die, who are you going to sneer at? Hissyspit Apr 2012 #99

I had no idea he was local KamaAina Apr 2012 #81

Middle Aged, Suburban, Republican White Ladies are probably in deep mourning. FLAprogressive Apr 2012 #86

Probably organizing support group meetings as we speak... Surya Gayatri Apr 2012 #112

what you see is not what you get NJCher Apr 2012 #87

So, I suppose he rises from the grave tomorrow? 2ndAmForComputers Apr 2012 #93

I'm actually upset about this TrogL Apr 2012 #97

His real legacy is that he's changed how commercial art is sold and marketed OmahaBlueDog Apr 2012 #102

I dont care for his art but you are right. DCBob Apr 2012 #111

He misrepresented his works as originals done by him marions ghost Apr 2012 #120

I agree that they won't make as much, but... OmahaBlueDog Apr 2012 #128

and my point is... marions ghost Apr 2012 #131

I agree that the Chinese paint-by-numbers stuff was deceitful OmahaBlueDog Apr 2012 #156

More than deceitful marions ghost Apr 2012 #160

this article mentions Redlin marions ghost Apr 2012 #163

Thanks! OmahaBlueDog Apr 2012 #164

So for $650 marions ghost Apr 2012 #165

Condolences to Nanette and the girls... pfitz59 Apr 2012 #103

NY Times headline NJCher Apr 2012 #113

No disrespect intended to the deceased, or his family, but.. left coaster Apr 2012 #117

I grew up with Tom in Placerville trekbiker Apr 2012 #118

I grew up with Thom and Pat too pfitz59 Apr 2012 #136

54 is way too young, especially for a painter tawadi Apr 2012 #119

Dear god, that is a horror. JackRiddler Apr 2012 #123

Sold in sofa-sized paintings for $49.99 kwassa Apr 2012 #133

I'm not sure what the criticism and snobbery from some people are about Renew Deal Apr 2012 #139

The pack mentality tawadi Apr 2012 #147

McDonald's is the most popular restaurant. Incitatus Apr 2012 #126

Artist to those who have no friggin' clue about art. NoodleyAppendage Apr 2012 #132

What is the controversy about this guy? Renew Deal Apr 2012 #140

Since you asked... marions ghost Apr 2012 #141

These were his paintings right? Renew Deal Apr 2012 #146

No, it was not his actual work. The reproductions were cleverly disguised marions ghost Apr 2012 #149

The works are his design, but Chinese workers "painted them" OmahaBlueDog Apr 2012 #151

I'm not sure most thought of it as "art marketing" OmahaBlueDog Apr 2012 #152

Your rule about buying art has some serious flaws... marions ghost Apr 2012 #153

You shouldn't buy art with regard to value OmahaBlueDog Apr 2012 #154

"they wanted a surefire investment" marions ghost Apr 2012 #159

Basically the angst falls like this dmallind Apr 2012 #142

Art 101 marions ghost Apr 2012 #144

There ARE a lot of blithering idiots dmallind Apr 2012 #145

1. I went to one of the Kinkade galleries once in the 90's--the line was deliberately blurred marions ghost Apr 2012 #150

+1 DCBob Apr 2012 #155

I like your analysis OmahaBlueDog Apr 2012 #157

What's the big deal? Either you like his work, or you don't... BadtotheboneBob Apr 2012 #143

Allright now guitar man Apr 2012 #148

Is your Thomas Kinkade Painting About to Increase in Value? (article) marions ghost Apr 2012 #162