I guess I’m not much of an art critic. In the article, he compares two paintings, praising the first one while exchoriating the second. They were both done by Kinkaide. I happen to like the second one and not the first. What do I know, not much....
I like his paintings and am sad to see that he is in the trouble he’s in. When you reach the heights, the fall is long and hard...
I agree. We here on FR like to pride ourselves on being individual thinkers yet when someone posts a hit piece on someone we seem to dutifully follow whatever the writer suggests. If someone posted a newsflash that Reagan killed a puppy, everyone would say well thats it, Reagan is now at the top of my s—t list. I like Kinkaids works, too. My daughter has 2 of his paintings in her living room and they are beautiful and tasteful. 99.99% of artists are not going to be another Picasso or even do much more than break even on their work. Kinkaid found a way to make a lot of money on probably mediocre paintings. If there is some type of Kinkaid work in 1 in 10 households, he has managed to brilliantly market his product and I say good for him. I have a Kinkaid lamp and a Kinkaid checkbook cover and he made money when I bought them. He may not be another Picasso but he is a good businessman and if people want his product than it must be a pretty good product. I just wonder how much the current hatred toward all things Christain has to do with his current troubles.