I LOVE YOUR POST!! You are a SMART person when it comes to art. The art you buy will be valued a HELL OF A LOT MORE 100 years from now than probably a lot of the "art" as defined by snooty critics of Kinkade.
And another thing: your art is HEALTHY art. Studies have shown that abstract "modern" art where the canvas depicts nothing recognizable to the brain, is BAD for healing, and people in hospitals heal much better with things like landscapes. It's why you don't see a bunch of abstract art in the latest, greatest cancer-curing hospitals.
I repeat: you are a SMART art consumer.
Even though I like to look at abstract art as an interesting design or intellectual exercise, I've always known in my heart that tranquil landscapes were more beneficial to the human soul. It's like looking at a puppy. Unless it's from some poor soul in New Mexico who fancies himself an artist, how can they not make you feel good?
I've known your point since a child and have always had landscape paintings, serial graphs, and prints around me. Thank you.
Thank you very much! You made my day!