With their pastoral beauty and wonderful use of light, it's no wonder that paintings by Thomas Kinkade are among the most popular American art ever produced. Although there are tons of prints out ...

SAN FRANCISCO - To fans and the countless collectors who helped build painter Thomas Kinkade's commercial art empire, his idealized vision of the world usually served as a simple, soothing addition to ...

VALLEJO, Calif. — The quiet lanes and gentle vistas of Thomas Kinkade’s paintings beguile the faithful. Reproduced on calendars and coffee cups, in prints and on wallpaper, it’s a gauzy, weightless ...

California artist Thomas Kinkade, whose brushwork paintings of idyllic landscapes, cottages and churches were big sellers for dealers across the country, died Friday, a family spokesman said. Kinkade, ...

PLACERVILLE, Calif. (AP) — In Thomas Kinkade’s hometown, at the gallery where his art career first took off, an original painting by the self-described “Painter of Light” sat unsold for years. Buyers ...

Before he earned the nickname “Painter of Light” for his Christian-inspired artwork, Thomas Kinkade was the painter of… toilet paper. And now prints of an early, previously unseen work by the late ...

Thomas Kinkade, the self-styled "Painter of Light" who died Friday at 54, once said he worked to "create images that project a serene simplicity." But despite his astonishing commercial success with ...

The battle over world-famous artist Thomas Kinkade’s estate is getting nastier. His girlfriend has produced barely legible, handwritten notes she claims Kinkade wrote, giving her the keys to his Monte ...

Thomas Kinkade's widow and girlfriend have taken their dispute over the late painter's estate and will to court.Kinkade's girlfriend, Amy Pinto, was living with the famous artist in his Monte Sereno ...

The battle over world-famous artist Thomas Kinkade’s estate is getting nastier. His girlfriend has produced barely legible, handwritten notes she claims Kinkade wrote, giving her the keys to his Monte ...