[SlowBoat407]

Can't say that I've ever been a fan of his, but it just shows that anyone that recognizes God in their life has painted a giant bullseye on their back and should expect the establishment press to place a knife there at the first opportunity.

In the case of Kinkade, the bullseye comes from the fact that he has used and abused the name of God to sell his oversized greeting cards to people who think "John 3:16" automatically conveys holiness to some paint or ink spread on a canvas.

He makes runs of 50,000 or more of his prints, then breaks them up and sells each group as a different type of "limited edition" print for exorbitant amounts. His salespeople push the "art as investment" line right to the legal edge, and in gratitude he turns around and dumps his leftovers on the market at prices below what he will allow his signature galleries to charge.

Never mind the quality of his work. His ethics are ugly.

[Miss Marple]

You know, if I remember correctly when Kincade first came out he wasn't explicitly a "Christian artist." I think he began marketing to Christians after he got started. A lot of his prints are now sold with Bible verses featured in the matting. If it weren't for the Bible verse, it would just be a pcture of a cottage with flowers.