[Young Scholar]

He's sort of a hybrid between Norman Rockwell and Andy Warhol (both of whom I like, by the way, weird as that sounds).

That is a rare combination. But, despite the opinion many art critics held of his work, Norman Rockwell was a master of what he did. Kinkade is a master at marketing, and has made millions off it, but his work won't be celebrated years after his death the way Rockwell's is.

[Rembrandt_fan]

You wrote, "...his work won't be celebrated years after his death the way Rockwell's is."

I agree. Kincaid's work simply won't hold up over time--there's an underlying cynicism to his work, in my view: he plucks the heartstrings too loudly, thus, falsely. Rockwell's work, on the other hand, for all its sentimentality, rings true. It touches a universal chord and--in its way--resonates with the emotions Rockwell attempts to convey. 'Sweetness', for example, is just as genuine as angst and alienation, and just as universal. Would to God more artists were interested in evoking delight rather than anger and contempt.