Thomas Kinkade passed away on Friday

[dabrockster]

There are some who are devastated.. And MANY others who are elated by this news...


One thing for sure.. NO ONE had him listed in their death-pool and now his art (Art enthusiast's cringe) will go up in price even more...

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/cult...t-critics.html

[Tim]

There are some who are devastated.. And MANY others who are elated by this news...


One thing for sure.. NO ONE had him listed in their death-pool and now his art (Art enthusiast's cringe) will go up in price even more...

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/cult...t-critics.html

Not sure I agree. He sold prints, and I'm sure his company will continue to sell those prints, but I don't think the value of his prints will go up in the same way they'd go up for an acclaimed artist working solely off of commissions.

[Indy Coug]

He left behind a nice little cottage industry as a legacy.

[TripletDaddy]

Elated by the news of his death?

Disliking his painting is fine. Being happy that he is dead is bizarre. Seemed like a decent person.

[Katy Lied]

He left behind a nice little cottage industry as a legacy.

::cough:::cough:::

[wuapinmon]

Elated by the news of his death?

Disliking his painting is fine. Being happy that he is dead is bizarre. Seemed like a decent person.

While I'm not elated by his death, there were rumors that his business dealings with his franchisees was less-than-ethical.

[Indy Coug]

::cough:::cough:::

Early on a Monday morning, that's the best you're going to get. :nana:

[Katy Lied]

glurge

[TripletDaddy]

While I'm not elated by his death, there were rumors that his business dealings with his franchisees was less-than-ethical.

I was unaware of this aspect of his life.

If he really were part of a chicanery, I would be willing to reconsider my feelings about his passing, upgrading them from ambivalent to moderately pleased.

[BYUMizzou]

One of Kinkade's biggest markets was/is the funeral industry. Most funeral homes have a print or two of his hanging in the building, and a good portion of the stationary you can choose from for funeral programs/cards/etc. are Kinkades. I'm sure he's proud to have come to dominate the death care industry.

[tooblue]

There's an interesting discussion on the subject here:

http://www.cougaruteforum.com/showth...98489#poststop

[wuapinmon]

While I'm not elated by his death, there were rumors that his business dealings with his franchisees was less-than-ethical.

GOOD HELL! "were less-than-ethical." Forgive me.

[TripletDaddy]

Autopsy results are in. Turns out he OD'd on drugs and alcohol.

Mos everywhere throughout Utah are ripping his paintings off of their walls as we speak.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/nation...DBU_story.html

[Donuthole]

Autopsy results are in. Turns out he OD'd on drugs and alcohol.

Mos everywhere throughout Utah are ripping his paintings off of their walls as we speak.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/nation...DBU_story.html

I like the reference to "the Disney". Very Solonesque.

But Kinkade’s artistic empire, which included a chain of national galleries and an association with the Disney, made him a beloved figure in conservative Christian circles.

[Guest]

Autopsy results are in. Turns out he OD'd on drugs and alcohol.

Mos everywhere throughout Utah are ripping his paintings off of their walls as we speak.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/nation...DBU_story.html

You and your kind drove him to it...

His brother Patrick Kinkade, a professor at Texas Christian University, told the San Jose Mercury news that the artist had been troubled in recent years by a separation from his wife, business problems and critics’ low opinions of his work.