Thomas Kinkade Quotes

• The worlds I paint leave a lot to engage the imagination by hinting at what lies beyond the four edges of the painting. I think getting beyond the four edges of an opportunity or challenge is one of the basic skills you need in business.

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

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• Rather than set aside daily time for prayer, I pray constantly and spontaneously about everything I encounter on a daily basis. When someone shares something with me, I’ll often simply say, ‘let’s pray about this right now.’

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• It is easy to have a lot of paintings or projects hanging around that are ‘almost done.’

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• I’m working on a snow scene right now, and it’s summer. It’s hot, and I will get chilly. I’ll have to turn on the heat. My wife walks in, and it’s 95 degrees in the studio. I know it’s nutty, but it’s a projection you have where you step into the painting.

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• I think the art world… is a very small pond, and it’s a very inbred pond. They rely on information from an elect elite sect of galleries, primarily in New York.

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• Balance, peace, and joy are the fruit of a successful life. It starts with recognizing your talents and finding ways to serve others by using them.

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• With whatever talent and resources I have, I’m trying to bring light to penetrate the darkness many people feel.

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• When I got saved, God became my art agent.

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• People who put my paintings on their walls are putting their values on their walls: faith, family, home, a simpler way of living, the beauty of nature, quiet, tranquillity, peace, joy, hope. They beckon you into this world that provides an alternative to your nightly news broadcast.

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• People are reminded that it’s not all ugliness in the world.

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• I’m a warrior for light.

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• I was always the kid who could draw. I had this talent, and it was the one thing that gave me some kind of dignity in the midst of my personal environment.

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• I view art as an inspirational tool.

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• I share something in common with Norman Rockwell and, for that matter, with Walt Disney, in that I really like to make people happy.

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•  I remember my mom had a big collection of copies of Saturday Evening Post magazines, and that was really my introduction to those great illustrators.

   

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• Everyone can identify with a fragrant garden, with beauty of sunset, with the quiet of nature, with a warm and cozy cottage.

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Thomas Kinkade (17)

Birth:	19th January, 1958
Death:	6th April, 2012
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Painter

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