Thomas Kinkade was born in Sacramento, California on January 19th, 1958.
He was raised in nearby Placerville, a small town in the former gold
fields of the Sierra foothills. At the tender age of five, little Thomas
Kinkade and his two siblings were left fatherless after their parent’s
divorce. They were impoverished and lived in the most run-down house on
the street. His mother, Marianne, tried to make ends meet on her modest
secretary’s wage, but being a single working mom was a tough job. Often
the three children came home to a dark empty house. Kinkade recalls,
“There wasn’t much stability.” Despite the tough times, Thom’s family
encouraged his interest in art. Kinkade dreamt of the future and that
someday, he would make his living as a painter and would have enough
money to build a nice family home and not worry about paying the bills.
Berkley in the 1970’s gave Thom a culture shock of his own. He discovered he was indeed a nonconformist in his dislike of their system of art education. “My professors would say art should be all about you,” Kinkade recalls. “That’s a very self centered approach.” After two years of frustration, Thom decided it was time to move on and he transferred to the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. The fierce competition with other students pushed him to an intensive development of techniques for creating effects of light and mood. His work at the Art Center helped him to get hired to paint backgrounds-700 of them-for Disney’s Hollywood animation studios on the animated film Fire and Ice. After one year he decided to move on.
Here is where start to see the Truth of Love and Passion in Kinkade's paintings.!
Glen Wesman's last painting of “The Last Leaf”; given to Thomas Kinkade which helped launch his career
Since he had been Mentored by Glen on what to paint!
The little boy with big dreams had grown to become the World’s Most Collected Artist.
In 1982, Thom and his high school sweetheart, Nanette, were married in a small church in Placerville. The church became the subject of his painting “Blossom Hill Church.” The young couple had moved back to their hometown and decided to go into business on their own. They began making limited edition prints of Thom’s work out of their garage.
Their first piece was Dawson, a beautiful tribute to early Alaska. Nanette helped to take orders and then pack and ship the prints from their garage. Immediately, they were a success and Dawson was a complete sellout. Light post publishing was born. The corporate philosophy of Light post remains the creation of art that will communicate with people and whose message “uplifts people.”
With help from investors he opened 10 galleries across the country to display and sell his artwork.
By early 1998 he had more than 100, and has since tripled. The little boy with big dreams had grown to become the World’s Most Collected Artist.
Now, Kinkade is living his dream, and is still in awe of his success and what God is doing in his life. I am not a special man, he says, but God has blessed me.
The number of “N’s” is indicated below the original oil signature in the lower right or left hand corner of the painting.
• Below Thom’s signature is a bible reference, John 3:16. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 (chapter 3, verse 16 of the Gospel of John) is one of the most widely quoted verses from the Christian Bible. It has also been called the “Gospel in a nutshell” because it is considered a summary of some of the most central doctrines of traditional Christianity:
• Next to John 3:16 is a fish (ichthus-a Christian symbol).
Here is a man who found the direction which God had for his life and accepted it!
You can learn to seek and accept the Will of God in your life through the your Faith in the The Gospel of Christ!
Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all the other things will be added unto you! Matt 6:33.
Berkley in the 1970’s gave Thom a culture shock of his own. He discovered he was indeed a nonconformist in his dislike of their system of art education. “My professors would say art should be all about you,” Kinkade recalls. “That’s a very self centered approach.” After two years of frustration, Thom decided it was time to move on and he transferred to the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. The fierce competition with other students pushed him to an intensive development of techniques for creating effects of light and mood. His work at the Art Center helped him to get hired to paint backgrounds-700 of them-for Disney’s Hollywood animation studios on the animated film Fire and Ice. After one year he decided to move on.
Here is where start to see the Truth of Love and Passion in Kinkade's paintings.!
Glen Wesman's last painting of “The Last Leaf”; given to Thomas Kinkade which helped launch his career
Since he had been Mentored by Glen on what to paint!
The little boy with big dreams had grown to become the World’s Most Collected Artist.
In 1982, Thom and his high school sweetheart, Nanette, were married in a small church in Placerville. The church became the subject of his painting “Blossom Hill Church.” The young couple had moved back to their hometown and decided to go into business on their own. They began making limited edition prints of Thom’s work out of their garage.
Their first piece was Dawson, a beautiful tribute to early Alaska. Nanette helped to take orders and then pack and ship the prints from their garage. Immediately, they were a success and Dawson was a complete sellout. Light post publishing was born. The corporate philosophy of Light post remains the creation of art that will communicate with people and whose message “uplifts people.”
With help from investors he opened 10 galleries across the country to display and sell his artwork.
By early 1998 he had more than 100, and has since tripled. The little boy with big dreams had grown to become the World’s Most Collected Artist.
Now, Kinkade is living his dream, and is still in awe of his success and what God is doing in his life. I am not a special man, he says, but God has blessed me.
Thom in his Studio, 2003
SYMBOLISM IN THOM’S PAINTINGS
• The Letter “N” is hidden in his paintings in honor of his wife, Nanette.The number of “N’s” is indicated below the original oil signature in the lower right or left hand corner of the painting.
• Below Thom’s signature is a bible reference, John 3:16. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 (chapter 3, verse 16 of the Gospel of John) is one of the most widely quoted verses from the Christian Bible. It has also been called the “Gospel in a nutshell” because it is considered a summary of some of the most central doctrines of traditional Christianity:
• Next to John 3:16 is a fish (ichthus-a Christian symbol).
Here is a man who found the direction which God had for his life and accepted it!
You can learn to seek and accept the Will of God in your life through the your Faith in the The Gospel of Christ!
Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all the other things will be added unto you! Matt 6:33.
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