In a new film profile, Thomas Kinkade's pastoral, hugely popular work sits uncomfortably with darker revelations from family ...

Art for Everybody” is a smart, buzzy film. But its effort to reframe a savvy peddler of kitsch is all too familiar.

He makes art critics cringe, but Thomas Kinkade - whose idyllic paintings of storybook cottages and pastoral landscapes glow as if lit from within (some of them literally are, with tiny LEDs embedded ...

A deep dive into the self-styled “painter of light” uncovers a treasure trove of unseen works by the artist everyone loved to ...

Beloved by many, despised by others, Thomas Kinkade's quaint rustic scenes and his wholesome image belied a dark and tortured story that contrasts with his 'sugary' artworks.

Thomas Kinkade was a popular art sensation the likes of which the world had never seen - churning out image after image of nostalgic domestic scenes and flower-filled sentimentality. His ...

Fine Line Creative Arts Center in St. Charles is co-sponsoring one of the films at this year’s AfterImage Film Festival in St ...

Thomas Kinkade turned himself into a ubiquitous brand — but there was more to him than that, a new documentary shows. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed ...

You may think you know the whole story of kitsch master Thomas Kinkade, the self-branded “painter of light,” who sold obscene amounts of work, generated endless merch, and even offered branded ...

Beloved by many, despised by others, Thomas Kinkade's quaint rustic scenes and his wholesome image belied a dark and tortured story that contrasts with his 'sugary' artworks. Thomas Kinkade turned ...

Necessity is the mother of invention. In the weeks leading up to Christmas 1977, Maryanne Kinkade has fallen behind in her mortgage payments and is about to lose her small house in Placerville ...

Beloved by many, despised by others, Thomas Kinkade's quaint rustic scenes and his wholesome image belied a dark and tortured story that contrasts with his 'sugary' artworks. Thomas Kinkade was ...