The concept that an artist would be revered by popular culture is an immediate dismissal of his relevance as an artist.

He has also authored or been the subject of over 120 books and is the only artist to license his trademark and artwork to multiple housing developments. Kinkade earnestly believes in his faith in God and his personal agenda as an artist. 1988) Chandler (b.

Thomas Kinkade (January 19 1958 – April 6 2012) was an American painter of popular realistic bucolic and idyllic subjects. M. W.