Defend the indefensible - Thomas Kinkade

shinorishoes:Asian women = gabbneb:NASCAR

the dad appears to be wearing a stars n bars bandanna

everyone appears to have hearing protection except the child and the old man (who looks wistfully on at the father and son)

It looks like it says "500 YEARS" on the field.

TALKING TOO FAST

Painter of Light!
Awesome

Painter of fraud

Schadenfreude, they name is me.

I'd rather Shane Carwin worked his gut for a few rounds, but that's a reasonable start.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3235/2688560981_d10d69e124.jpg

http://sciencenotes.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/chthulu-thomas-kinkade-lighthouse.jpg?w=500&h=375

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/57/kincaidsparody.jpg

http://images.somethingawful.com/inserts/articlepics/photoshop/01-16-04-kinkade/OlinFnard.jpg

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"

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/6026/tempdg9.jpg
Borrowed from a fine man who goes by the name of Yip.

Kinkade/KKK mash-up ftw.

Yeah that's the best one.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/17/DDI11AL7RR.DTL

I admit I was more hoping this was him being locked up for that fraud stuff.

^

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!

as in alfred e?

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.

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."

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?

Feels very appropriate to go straight from the David Lynch thread to this.
They need to work together.

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:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF8wLg5Asgo

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...

~~ 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.

God cursed it into a weak and crooked tree

what an arsehole

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!"

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.

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.

'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.

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.

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, June 6, 2010 11:54 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

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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. Friday
CHP 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.

...and the mugshot!

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100615/capt.f199ebb360f24ce9a958436990feb2ee-f199ebb360f24ce9a958436990feb2ee-0.jpg

otherworldly soulpatch.

eagerly anticipating the 'shops coming out of this story

kinkade prison-tats

tiny sliver of dewy morning soft light coming in through prison bars

the celestial blaze of christ's love

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]

Kinkade is famous for his paintings of cottages, country gardens and churches in dewy morning light.

something about this sentence is hilarious to me

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.

I'm amazed he was able to pull off a double life as lead singer of Smash Mouth for this long without anyone noticing.

That SHIRT

Button-Down of Light

he looks like he should be managing a boy band or something

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

Ladies and gentlemen... SCHADENFREUDE

follow-up: Thomas Kinkade's new Christmas cottage is a California jail cell

guy just seems like a dumb drunk tbh

An analysis of the Thomas Kinkade calendar for March.