SAN FRANCISCO — Artist Thomas Kinkade once said he had something in common with Walt Disney and Norman Rockwell: He wanted to make people happy. And he won success with brushwork paintings that ...

(CBS/AP) One of the most successful artists of all time, prolific painter Thomas Kinkade - the self-described "Painter of Light" - died Friday at the age of 54. A spokesperson for the Kinkade family ...

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 ...

With their pastoral beauty and wonderful use of light, it's no wonder that paintings by Thomas Kinkade are among the most popular American art ever produced. Although there are tons of prints out ...

Amazing how a death can soften your opinions. I used to think of Thomas Kinkade, our self-proclaimed Painter of Light™, as a schlockmeister beyond compare, beneath any critic’s contempt or notice. But ...

That's because a group of artists who studied under his tutelage are producing paintings which so closely resemble Kinkade's technique that it's nearly impossible to tell them apart from his original ...

Who is the artist who has sold more canvases than any other painter in history? More than Picasso, Rembrandt, Gaughin, Monet, Manet, Renoir and Van Gogh combined? If you didn't say Thomas Kinkade, ...

SAN FRANCISCO — California artist Thomas Kinkade, whose brushwork paintings of idyllic landscapes, cottages and churches were big sellers for dealers across the country, died Friday, a family ...

Thomas Kinkade, Author, Anne Christian Buchanan, With Warner Books $19.5 (256p) ISBN 978-0-446-52522-0 With 10 previous books primarily showcasing his paintings, including the CBA bestsellers Simpler ...

Thomas Kinkade, one of America’s most popular painters, died Friday at his California home. The 54-year-old “Painter of Light,” is believed to have died from natural causes, his family said in a ...