SAN FRANCISCO - To fans and the countless collectors who helped build painter Thomas Kinkade's commercial art empire, his idealized vision of the world usually served as a simple, soothing addition to ...

When the "Painter of Light," Thomas Kinkade, died last Friday, the aesthetic merits of his work -- or lack thereof -- were once again up for debate. As the LA Times wrote... The death of popular ...

To reach The Village at Hiddenbrooke, A Thomas Kinkade Painter of Light™ Community, you must first cross the San Francisco Bay Bridge and drive 30 minutes northeast of the city. You pass the cozy ...