Painter of fraud
Schadenfreude, they name is me.
― Le présent se dégrade, d'abord en histoire, puis en (Michael White), Friday, 19 June 2009 16:33 (3 years ago) Permalink
I'd rather Shane Carwin worked his gut for a few rounds, but that's a reasonable start.
― For other uses, see Cornhole (disambiguation). (Oilyrags), Friday, 19 June 2009 18:44 (3 years ago) Permalink
― Kevin John Bozelka, Monday, 6 July 2009 22:35 (3 years ago) Permalink
i follow the l.a. times architecture critic on twitter and roffled when he wrote this about the late king o' pop's ranch:
"Neverland is equal parts Walt Disney, Willy Wonka & Thomas Kinkade"
― mollie sugban (get bent), Monday, 6 July 2009 22:48 (3 years ago) Permalink
Borrowed from a fine man who goes by the name of Yip.
― Derelict, Tuesday, 7 July 2009 07:04 (3 years ago) Permalink
Kinkade/KKK mash-up ftw.
― Originally opened in 1964 (Ned Trifle II), Tuesday, 7 July 2009 08:28 (3 years ago) Permalink
Yeah that's the best one.
― Kevin John Bozelka, Tuesday, 7 July 2009 10:06 (3 years ago) Permalink
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/17/DDI11AL7RR.DTL
― l'homme moderne: il forniquait et lisait des journaux (Michael White), Wednesday, 18 November 2009 16:04 (3 years ago) Permalink
I admit I was more hoping this was him being locked up for that fraud stuff.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 18 November 2009 16:13 (3 years ago) Permalink
^
― Meatcat (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Wednesday, 18 November 2009 16:14 (3 years ago) Permalink
My friend teaches some art 101 class at the university...she had a student, on his final, try and write his essay (on a major art movement & some of its members) on "Newmanism," the movement of "light painting" as founded by T. Kinkade.
Newmanism!
― mascara and ties (Abbott), Thursday, 19 November 2009 20:51 (3 years ago) Permalink
as in alfred e?
― Ward Fowler, Thursday, 19 November 2009 22:56 (3 years ago) Permalink
Painter of bankruptcy
A firm tied to artist Thomas Kinkade, whose light-filled paintings are equally loved and derided, filed for bankruptcy this week.Kinkade production company Pacific Metro LLC of Morgan Hill, Calif., filed for Chapter 11 protection Wednesday in nearby San Jose, disclosing in court papers that it’s “in serious financial condition and is unable to continue without debt relief.” The filing came a day after Pacific Metro, formerly known as Thomas Kinkade Co. and Media Arts Group Inc., was supposed to make a $1 million payment to two former art gallery owners in connection with a lawsuit, according to the Los Angeles Times.The filing will prevent Pacific Metro’s creditors, including Karen Hazlewood and Jeff Spinello, from demanding payment. Hazlewood and Spinello won a $3 million legal judgment against the company in a lawsuit they brought against Kinkade alleging that he used his Christian faith to fraudulently persuade them to open one of the artist’s “signature” galleries. As a result, Hazlewood and Spinello said they suffered such ills as being stuck with merchandise they couldn’t sell. In a long-running legal battle that went all the way to the Supreme Court, Hazlewood and Spinello won a $2.8 million legal judgment against Pacific Metro, some of which the company already paid off and another portion of which came due this week.
Kinkade production company Pacific Metro LLC of Morgan Hill, Calif., filed for Chapter 11 protection Wednesday in nearby San Jose, disclosing in court papers that it’s “in serious financial condition and is unable to continue without debt relief.” The filing came a day after Pacific Metro, formerly known as Thomas Kinkade Co. and Media Arts Group Inc., was supposed to make a $1 million payment to two former art gallery owners in connection with a lawsuit, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The filing will prevent Pacific Metro’s creditors, including Karen Hazlewood and Jeff Spinello, from demanding payment. Hazlewood and Spinello won a $3 million legal judgment against the company in a lawsuit they brought against Kinkade alleging that he used his Christian faith to fraudulently persuade them to open one of the artist’s “signature” galleries. As a result, Hazlewood and Spinello said they suffered such ills as being stuck with merchandise they couldn’t sell. In a long-running legal battle that went all the way to the Supreme Court, Hazlewood and Spinello won a $2.8 million legal judgment against Pacific Metro, some of which the company already paid off and another portion of which came due this week.
― Elvis Telecom, Sunday, 6 June 2010 03:49 (2 years ago) Permalink
Why you should buy Thomas Kinkade Paintings
"But a beautiful work of Art, a best seller Thomas Kinkade that actually goes up by 15% to 10% annually brings you beauty and pleasure and enjoyment all year round and goes up annually to boot."
― alimosina, Sunday, 6 June 2010 04:14 (2 years ago) Permalink
Every one of this guy's paintings looks to me like something absolutely horrible is happening just behind the creepily lit surface of the house... and they all look like that.
My insanely conservative, Michelle Bachmann-voting aunt has a couple of his prints in her house, though.
As for defending him... well, they look like exteriors of horror movie sets and some people like horror movies?
― Sara R-C, Sunday, 6 June 2010 06:20 (2 years ago) Permalink
Feels very appropriate to go straight from the David Lynch thread to this.They need to work together.
― Øystein, Sunday, 6 June 2010 20:57 (2 years ago) Permalink
Thomas Kinkade has sold more canvases than any other painter in history--more than Picasso, Rembrandt, Gaughin, Monet, Manet, Renoir and Van Gogh combined.
lol this reminded me of:
― in movie 2001 resurrect thread on planet jupiter (Pillbox), Sunday, 6 June 2010 22:28 (2 years ago) Permalink
alleging that he used his Christian faith to fraudulently persuade them to open one of the artist’s “signature” galleries
i wasn't aware christianity could be used like the force to control the weak minded. oh wait...
― sent from my neural lace (ledge), Sunday, 6 June 2010 22:31 (2 years ago) Permalink
~~ Do you know the Symbols? ~~
Thomas Kinkade includes a Bible reference John 3:16 on every painting and a fish (ichthus -a Christian symbol) with his signature
He imbeds The letter N on every canvas in honor of his wife's name, Nanette. The number of Ns is indicated below the original oil signature in the lower right or left hand corner of the painting. The painting with the most hidden Ns is Golden Gate Bridge (144) and the smallest is Silent Night (2).
Bird/Eagle = peace and freedom
The "light" in the paintings = "represents God's presence and influences". It also "illuminates and guides."
Smoke of a chimney = warmth of home
Lights on in the houses = family values
Any type of movement = constant changes in life
Lamp post/light post = Reminds us to share the light or to light our way. Also, welcoming friends and loved ones
Boat = adventure
Pathways, Trails & Tracks = path of life. Also the paths are lit so God can show us the way.
Stairways = Struggles through life
Bridges = Cross over from dark to light
Gates = many passages we face in our lives everyday and the many discoveries we have yet to make. It also can mean that heaven is open to all that is faithful. They are open to welcoming us in to a house or even heaven.
Windmills = biblical symbol for the untamed human spirit.
Clouds = represents the live that have passed
Dogwoods = There is a story that has been passed down for generation regarding this dogwood. Supposedly during Jesus' time, the dogwood was a strong, thick, and straight tree. When Jesus was crucified on this tree, God cursed it into a weak and crooked tree so that no man could ever be crucified on it. When the tree blossoms, there are five petals on the flower symbolizing the five piercing. The center of the flower is a red representing the blood of Jesus. Pink dogwood represents passion, white for purity.
― all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Sunday, 6 June 2010 22:48 (2 years ago) Permalink
God cursed it into a weak and crooked tree
what an arsehole
― sent from my neural lace (ledge), Sunday, 6 June 2010 23:41 (2 years ago) Permalink
i mean it didn't even have a choice...
"so what tree shall we build this cross to crucify the son of god out of?""oooh pick me pick me!"
― sent from my neural lace (ledge), Sunday, 6 June 2010 23:43 (2 years ago) Permalink
I believe The Dream of the Rood has a different story. I'm with ledge, here – God shouldn't curse a tree for the work of "fiends" that it had no say in.
― breaking that little dog's heart chakra (Abbott), Sunday, 6 June 2010 23:47 (2 years ago) Permalink
I can't hate Thomas Kinkade – without him, the world would never have had "The Christmas Cottage," his insanely bad/entertaining Christmas/biopic movie. I just imagined, in every seen, the director yelling at Peter O'Toole, "Dodder harder! You're 76, I know you have more doddering in you!" He dodders so hardcore.
― breaking that little dog's heart chakra (Abbott), Sunday, 6 June 2010 23:54 (2 years ago) Permalink
'nother good reason not to hate this guy:
In 2006 John Dandois, Media Arts Group executive, recounted a story that on one occasion Kinkade became drunk at a Siegfried & Roy magic show in Las Vegas and began shouting "Codpiece! Codpiece!" at the performers. Eventually he was calmed by his mother.
― not having a luxury watch is terrible (unregistered), Monday, 7 June 2010 00:09 (2 years ago) Permalink
Thomas Kinkade has found his niche in life, bringing joy into the lives of millions, and in the process sucking so hard that a permanent low pressure area is created anywhere within 100 yards of him.
― Aimless, Monday, 7 June 2010 00:21 (2 years ago) Permalink
― breaking that little dog's heart chakra (Abbott), Sunday, June 6, 2010 11:54 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark
<3
― punperson (latebloomer), Monday, 7 June 2010 00:23 (2 years ago) Permalink
Ladies and gentlemen... SCHADENFREUDE
MONTEREY, Calif. – Authorities say California artist Thomas Kinkade spent a night in jail after being arrested on suspicion of drunken driving.California Highway Patrol officials said Monday that Kinkade was pulled over outside Carmel and arrested by a CHP officer just after 10 p.m. FridayCHP Officer Robert Lehman says the 52-year-old Kinkade was booked into the Monterey County Jail on suspicion of misdemeanor drunken driving. He was released Saturday morning.Kinkade is famous for his paintings of cottages, country gardens and churches in dewy morning light.The Thomas Kinkade Co. said in a statement it was reviewing the allegation. The company noted it wasn't speaking on behalf of the artist, and said Kinkade has been advised by his lawyer not to comment.
Kinkade is famous for his paintings of cottages, country gardens and churches in dewy morning light.
The Thomas Kinkade Co. said in a statement it was reviewing the allegation. The company noted it wasn't speaking on behalf of the artist, and said Kinkade has been advised by his lawyer not to comment.
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 15 June 2010 07:22 (2 years ago) Permalink
...and the mugshot!
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 15 June 2010 07:23 (2 years ago) Permalink
otherworldly soulpatch.
― bold storks (Pillbox), Tuesday, 15 June 2010 09:15 (2 years ago) Permalink
eagerly anticipating the 'shops coming out of this story
― an indie-rock microgenre (dyao), Tuesday, 15 June 2010 09:23 (2 years ago) Permalink
kinkade prison-tats
― bold storks (Pillbox), Tuesday, 15 June 2010 09:25 (2 years ago) Permalink
tiny sliver of dewy morning soft light coming in through prison bars
― an indie-rock microgenre (dyao), Tuesday, 15 June 2010 09:27 (2 years ago) Permalink
the celestial blaze of christ's love
― bold storks (Pillbox), Tuesday, 15 June 2010 09:35 (2 years ago) Permalink
In 2006 John Dandois, Media Arts Group executive, recounted a story that on one occasion ("about six years ago") Kinkade became drunk at a Siegfried & Roy magic show in Las Vegas and began shouting "Codpiece! Codpiece!" at the performers. Eventually he was calmed by his mother.[26] Dandois also said of Kinkade, "Thom would be fine, he would be drinking, and then all of a sudden, you couldn't tell where the boundary was, and then he became very incoherent, and he would start cussing and doing a lot of weird stuff."[26]
― how do i spud webb (am0n), Tuesday, 15 June 2010 15:38 (2 years ago) Permalink
something about this sentence is hilarious to me
― goole, Tuesday, 15 June 2010 15:41 (2 years ago) Permalink
nice mugshot. i seriously would never have imagined he looked like that.
people interested in the dogwoods story should listen to "three dogwoods" by nick charles, on stax volt weirdly enough. it's sung from the POINT OF VIEW OF THE DOGWOOD.
― progressive cuts (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 15 June 2010 15:45 (2 years ago) Permalink
I'm amazed he was able to pull off a double life as lead singer of Smash Mouth for this long without anyone noticing.
― I guess for copraphiles this is gonna be awesome (Pancakes Hackman), Tuesday, 15 June 2010 16:21 (2 years ago) Permalink
That SHIRT
― Save Ferris' It Means Everything knocked my socks off (latebloomer), Tuesday, 15 June 2010 23:04 (2 years ago) Permalink
Button-Down of Light
― I guess for copraphiles this is gonna be awesome (Pancakes Hackman), Wednesday, 16 June 2010 00:00 (2 years ago) Permalink
he looks like he should be managing a boy band or something
― Save Ferris' It Means Everything knocked my socks off (latebloomer), Wednesday, 16 June 2010 00:11 (2 years ago) Permalink
so for some reason Kinkade reminds me of my friend's father, who is a weirdo hippie Christian dude who writes speciality inspirational poems. http://poemsbydanny.com/index.php
― a repulsive person and/or a repulsive sphincter (the table is the table), Sunday, 15 August 2010 22:36 (2 years ago) Permalink
follow-up: Thomas Kinkade's new Christmas cottage is a California jail cell
― jerkstore cowboy (Pillbox), Monday, 20 December 2010 21:29 (2 years ago) Permalink
guy just seems like a dumb drunk tbh
― goole, Monday, 20 December 2010 21:32 (2 years ago) Permalink
An analysis of the Thomas Kinkade calendar for March.
― Boo-Yaa Too Rough International Boo-Yaa Empire (Merdeyeux), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 02:36 (1 year ago) Permalink
anthony e's semi-defense of kinkade upthread is totally interesting and almost works but ugh ugh puke thomas kinkade almost makes me regret that visual art even exists
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 07:00 (1 year ago) Permalink
RIP big guy. you're in pastel saturated highlighted heaven now.
― Mordy, Saturday, 7 April 2012 04:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
HA, I was going to make a spurious joke wondering if he'd overdosed yet
― Spleen of Hearts (kingfish), Saturday, 7 April 2012 05:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
― buzza, Saturday, 7 April 2012 07:36 (1 year ago) Permalink
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 7 April 2012 08:15 (1 year ago) Permalink
Spokesman says death was caused by "what appeared to be natural causes"
Good job Cthulhu!
― Reality Check Cashing Services (Elvis Telecom), Saturday, 7 April 2012 08:17 (1 year ago) Permalink