oh, now I love his art. I wouldn't invest in it But I like it...My perfect hometown (in my mind) looks alot like his work:) I find it soothing and wholesome to look at but again, I wouldn't pay the prices that he asks and I certainly wouldn't hang it all over my house. tacky.
Kinkade's 'painting of light' has always looked kind of 'glowy' to me and it just never caught my eye...that and I once stopped into one of his mall shops and was partically assailed to sign the guest book.
Well, I guess we are tacky then as my wife and I own 2 of them one an actual painting and the other a reprint. I painting is in the living room and the first thing you see when guests arrive. We have the dimmer light aimed on it and the ohhs and ahhs that we get from people have made my wife happy. And if she's happy I'm happy.
May I suggest Mr. Rockwell, who was "popular" and looked down on by some as an "illustrator", but also an accomplished painter.
. . . just little matters like perspective, color, correct lighting, and the ability to actually paint human beings and animals (something that Kinkade is totally unable to do . . . )
ditto