Comments on: From Our Archives: Thomas Kinkade’s American Dream

By: C. Darwin Sewell

C. Darwin Sewell — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 03:50:24 +0000

I have lawys been a avid fan of Thomas Kinkade. His paintings just seem to come alive with their beauty. Art has always been one of my hobbies but I could never master the colors the way Thomas did. I was shocked to hear of his passing. Heaven now has another master painter to put the purple in the twilight haze or the glow of an early sunrise. If only I could purchase one of his paintings. Long may they linger in the hearts of all true lovers of art. C. Darwin Sewell Author.

By: Hillard Watson

Hillard Watson — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:13:37 +0000

Mr. Kinkade’s work may I have alloways enjoyed Kinkade’s His paintings of the light coming in was if GOD was sending light into the painting I sure have enjoyed going in to christian stores and finding the paintings and admiring them they were such a blesing. Those of us who value those things that are “lovely and of a good report” and who appreciated the works of the ‘warrior of the light”,Now is the time to show them in all chistion stores they can lift up God and a wonderful painter. Thanks Hillard Watson

By: Clifton Adams

Clifton Adams — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 21:31:20 +0000

My wife and I have been purchasing the Christmas houses and Churches used in the Floral arrangement’s for our Daughter and
her family, this past June she passed away from Cancer. so we
sent the 2011 display to our Son in law so as to keep the set going for them. Will they still be doing the christmas Houses
to be used in the Christmas floral displays since Mr. Kinkade
passed away. We were so sorry to hear of his passing as we
have enjoyed his painting.

Clifton Adams

By: Sabrina Messenger

Sabrina Messenger — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:15:15 +0000

Thank you for reposting this wonderful article and cover art. I’ve always enjoyed going into the Thomas Kinkade galleries to look around. Unfortunately, I couldn’t afford most of his artwork, but the gallery owners were always gracious and they never treated me as though I were wasting their time. They always gave me the freebie postcards and I’d take them home to post on my refrigerator! I was saddened to hear of Mr. Kinkade’s death, and horrified by the way some in the ‘art establishment’ and media have chosen to be gravekickers and viciously attack him posthumously. Well, I hear sales of his works have more than doubled and I think that is America’s way of pushing back against the art snobs! The critics simply don’t get it. People who admire and purchase Mr. Kinkade’s works do not do so in order try to impress others or have a financial investment! Materialism and the obsession with being ‘edgy’ is not one of their values. Rather, people buy Mr. Kinkade’s works because it is an emotional and spiritual investment. It’s a way to express the hopes and dreams within us of a better life and better future. Mr. Kinkade’s work may be considered “worthless” to those bitter and jealous individuals who are so can’t form their own individual thoughts because they are too busy conforming to pretentious secularist values fed to them by so-called intellectuals and professionals. However, to those of us who value those things that are “lovely and of a good report” and who appreciated the works of the ‘warrior of the light”, those paintings/prints etc are PRICELESS and will remain so. RIP Mr. Kinkade. You got your wish in making people happy. May your memory remain eternal.