This painting is part of
a limited run and measures 18" X 27". It is copy 434 of only 935
available prints and is no longer available from Kinkade
Galleries. It was painted in 1989. This limited edition is an inheritance item which
can stay in the family through successive generations while
continuously gaining in value ~~ in other words, quite aside from
the sheer beauty, the investment value is tremendous!
This edition is limited
to ONLY 935 in the world and comes with a Certificate of
Limitation and Authenticity.
About the
Artist:
Thomas Kinkade is
recognized as the foremost living painter of light. His masterful
use of soft edges and luminous colors give his highly detailed oil
paintings a glow all their own. This extraordinary "Kinkade Glow"
has created an overwhelming demand for Thomas Kinkade Paintings
and lithographs worldwide.
Thomas Kinkade is
America's most collected living artist, and the adventure that
he's taken to get there is a fascinating and compelling story.
While growing up in the small town of Placerville, California, the
young Thomas Kinkade embraced a series of simple life-affirming
ideals that later would shape his future and his art. As a devout
Christian, Thom uses his artistic gift as a way to communicate and
spread the life-affirming values he embraced during his formative
years.
As he matured into
adulthood, Kinkade began to explore the world around him with
enthusiasm and fervor. He spent one summer on a sketching tour
with a college friend, producing a best-selling instructional
book, The Artist's Guide to Sketching. The popularity of the book
landed the two fledgling artists a job at Ralph Bakshi Studios,
creating background art for the animated feature film Fire and
Ice. Soon, Thom started exploring light and imaginative worlds
with abandon. It was during this period that he acquired his
moniker as the The Painter of Light.
After completing his
work on the Bakshi film, Kinkade began his career as a painter,
selling his originals in galleries throughout California. In 1982,
he married his childhood sweetheart, Nanette, and two years later
they began to publish his paintings together.
Devoted to his wife
and children, Thomas strives to lead a balanced life committed to
family values. Thom creatively fills his paintings with "love
notes" by hiding the letter "N" in all his paintings as tribute to
his wife Nanette. His four daughters also find their own messages
of love from their father as their names and images often appear
in many of his paintings.
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