Thomas Kinkade

Thomas Kinkade, America’s most collected living artist, is a painter-communicator whose tranquil, light-infused paintings bring hope and joy to millions every year.

Each one of his art treasures creates a quiet messenger that affirms the basic values of family and home, faith in God, and the luminous beauty of nature.

Anyone who has ever yearned to escape to a cozy little cottage, a lush garden or a rustic fishing hole to enjoy the rapturous beauty of nature needs to look no further than a Thomas Kinkade painting.

It’s as if he can bring our dreams to life.

Thom was raised in Placerville, California, a small town in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, where his innate passions for life, art, and family were nurtured. From the time he was four, his artistic talent was evident in the drawings and paintings that were lovingly displayed by his mother. Encouraged by his family,Thom spent many hours sketching the natural beauty of the hills surrounding his home.

Thom still welcomes his family’s influences. In fact, during a particularly memorable painting and sketching excursion through Europe, he brought along his brother Patrick and their father as they visited and immortalized some of the most picturesque sites.

Thom would come to recognize the same simplicity and family-centered sense of community in the paintings of Norman Rockwell, one of his principal influences. At age sixteen, Thom was already an accomplished oil painter and working as an apprentice for renowned California impressionist Glenn Wessels, whose work had a major impact on the American art scene in the 40’s and 50’s.

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