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Thomas
Kinkade
Signature Gallery
- Folsom
718
Sutter Street, Suite 103 Folsom, California 95630 Business
Phone (916) 351-1623
Toll Free 1-800-548-8446
Fax (916) 351-1636
Store
Hours
Mon
- Thur: 10am - 6pm
Fri:
10am - 9pm
Sat: 10am - 9pm
Sun: 11am -5pm
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Thomas Kinkade
Thomas Kinkade is America's most collected living artist, a painter-communicator whose tranquil, light-infused paintings bring hope and joy to millions each year. Each painting Thomas Kinkade creates is a quiet messenger, affirming the basic values of family and home, faith in God, and the luminous beauty of nature. |
| It was while growing up in the small town of Placerville, California that these simple, life-affirming values were instilled in him. It was also during this time that Thomas began to explore the world around him |
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| He once spent a summer on a sketching tour with a college friend, producing the best-selling instructional book, The Artist's Guide to Sketching. The success of the book landed the two young artists at Ralph Baskshi Studios to create background art for an animated feature film, where Kinkade was able to explore light and imaginative worlds.After the film, Kinkade earned his living as a painter, selling his originals in galleries throughout California. In 1982, he married his childhood sweetheart, Nanette, and two years later they began to publish is art. |
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Family and Faith
Kinkade is a devout Christian and credits the Lord for both the ability and the inspiration to create his paintings. His goal as an artist is to touch people of all faiths, to bring peace and joy into their lives through the images he creates. The letters he receives every day testify to the fact that he is achieving this goal.
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| Devoted to his wife and children, Thomas strives to lead a balanced life committed to family values. Thom creatively fills his paintings with "love notes" by hiding the letter "N" in all his paintings as tribute to his wife Nanette. His four daughters also find their own messages of love from their father as their names and images often appear in many of his paintings.
Thomas Kinkade is currently involved in several collaborations that allow him to spread his message of inspiration through art.
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Thomas Kinkade Timeline |
1958
Thomas Kinkade is born in Sacramento, California |
1976 - 1978
Attends the University of California and receives his formal training at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena; he spends the summer after graduation on a sketching tour with college friend, James Gurney. |
1982
Marries his childhood sweetheart, Nanette. Co-author's The Artist's Guide to Sketching with Gurney. He and Gurney are employed by Ralph Bakshi Studios creating background art for the animation feature, Fire and Ice. |
1984
The Kinkades begin to publish his work, with his first print, Dawson. |
1984 - 1989
Thomas Kinkade takes on the brushname Robert Girrard in order to experiment with artistic freedom. |
1989
Thomas Kinkade and Ken Raasch form Lightpost Publishing. |
1994
The National Association of Limited Edition Dealers (NALED) honors Thomas Kinkade as the Artist of the Year. |
1995
NALED names Thomas Kinkade the Graphic Artist of the Year, and he is a charter inductee into the Bradford International Hall of Fame for plate artists |
1997
Thomas Kinkade is awarded the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Commander in Chief Award. NALED names Thomas Kinkade the Graphic Artist of the Year. Publishes Year of the Horizons. |
1999
Celebrates 15th year as a published artist. NALED names Thomas Kinkade the Graphic Artist of the Year. Publishes Lightposts for Living. |
2001
NALED names Thomas Kinkade the Graphic Artist of the Year. |
2002
Thom receives the World Children's Center Humanitarian Award. He is also selected to commemorate the Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Winter Games and the 2002 World Series. Thom is inducted into the California Tourism Hall of Fame.
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