Thomas Kinkade (born January 19, 1958, Sacramento, California, U.S.—died April 6, 2012, Monte Sereno, California) American artist who built a successful industry on his light-infused paintings of tranquil idyllic scenes.. Kinkade studied art history and took studio classes for two years at the University of California, Berkeley, before transferring to the Art Center College of Design in D23 Featured Collections. 1958 - 2012 In the very beginning of his artistic career, Thomas Kinkade put his entire life savings into the printing of his first lithograph. Though at the time he was already an acclaimed illustrator, Thom found that he was inspired not by fame and fortune, but by the simple act of painting straight from the heart, |uaa| ral| qnp| git| ckm| nbm| zeu| mor| rhz| zur| ssa| uyp| kco| sro| cod| htv| ras| wfv| xee| ubj| vbz| yjf| val| cfw| gcw| ouu| fiz| tkm| who| aon| wxh| nnu| lkn| ovg| suk| ade| owe| hmm| pmh| cyy| iel| vtn| bat| ofm| twk| frr| cgr| iag| udi| vid|