...and slightly aroused at the same time!
Posted on 08/29/2006 2:34:35 PM PDT by Cecily
The FBI is investigating allegations that self-styled "Painter of Light" Thomas Kinkade and some of his top executives fraudulently induced investors to open galleries and then ruined them financially, former dealers contacted by federal agents said.
Investigators are focusing on issues raised in civil litigation by at least six former Thomas Kinkade Signature Gallery owners, people who have been contacted by the FBI said.
ADVERTISEMENTThe ex-owners allege in arbitration claims that, among other things, the artist known for his dreamily luminous landscapes and street scenes used his Christian faith to persuade them to invest in the independently owned stores, which sell only Kinkade's work.
"They really knew how to bait the hook," said one former dealer who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the case. "They certainly used the Christian hook."
Kinkade has denied the allegations in the civil litigation.
Two former dealers told the Los Angeles Times that they had been asked to provide documentation of their business relationships with Kinkade's company. They said agents asked for copies of dealer agreements, retail sales policies, training materials from "Thomas Kinkade University" and correspondence, including e-mail.
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Heh heh heh.
ROFL!!!!!!!
It seeks to portray an romantic "English cottage" environment. Fine. But he should not violate the laws of perspective or physics. Especially since he bills himself as "The Painter of Light" (like Vermeer or Rembrandt were chopped liver.) Even a romantic/idealistic painter who doesn't aspire to "photographic realism" (something I hate, btw, if I want photographic, I'll go look at Ansel Adams) has to acknowledge reality.
Dyce is relevant here only because he shows how light works. And he isn't like photography - a photograph could never capture that light because of film saturation. His work is very detailed and realistic, I'll admit. But not photographic.
Now here is some guys who knew how to handle the "English Cottage" look in a fine and very professional style:
Constable.
Cottman. Watercolor in this style is unbelievably difficult, the man was a master hand.
Morland.
The truly sad thing is that Dyce is a fairly run-of-the-mill Victorian painter, good but not great. How far we have fallen in terms of artistic craft!
I like it. Interesting story you posted about his friendship with Kincaid.
This probably discredits whatever meager credentials I may pretend to regarding art criticism.
The lilly, gilded.
Now, you are just plain MEAN. What did Charles ever do to you?
The only question is, how are we going to get the different sizes and shapes of PM to fly consistently . . . so we are sure to make it fair.
The worst thing we've ever done is take an old TV set to the plinking range and riddle it with about 100 rounds of various 30 caliber . . . (EVERYbody wanted a shot at it!)
They were just inventing Sporting Clays when I quit shooting skeet (started having babies). Now that my youngest is 15, we're back in it, and I pulled my 11-48 out of the gun safe and went to the Hunt Club's sporting clays shoot a couple weeks ago. It's a 28, but I knew it was my best pointer and after a 20 year layoff I figured that was more important than More Lead. I was able to hit the close ones and the ones that hung up in the air, but the fast ones going away I just couldn't catch up. But at least I hit SOME - that is a really good little shotgun.
Our hunting club is raffling a Benelli at the next hunt test. Guess I better go buy some tickets.
You don't think that witch is distrubingly spooky?
you are a sick and sadistic individual......LMAO!
Anybody would do better to buy a good quality print of any of the English romantics, than waste their money on a mass production print of Kinkade's.
gilded or gelded?
PERFECT! ABSOLUTELY PERFECT!
The thing about Kincaid's lights is that they are as intense as a fire...if you went into one of those houses you'd be burned alive in seconds.
All painters are painters of light, since that's all there is... the title he chose to market himself is misleading. "Painter of orange lights" or something, maybe. Or "painter of home sweet home."
Kinkade wouldn't recognise that if you slapped him in the face with it.
In an entirely different realm, it's what makes "Star Wars" look right, and "Star Trke" look fake. "Trek" was just too darn clean.
Already here, dear.
You HAVE to check out # 178.
Well, yeah, but in this context she's funny.
Fair? Whatever ... I say we just get some bloke to stand behind the shooters and hurl the nasty little things in a generally down-range direction. Let him have a few pints during the day ... that should get some randomness into the proceedings.
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