A Winter’s Cottage
As I look back over my development as an artist, I come to realize how important the trip Nanette and I and our...
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Robert Girrard
For a period of six years, Thomas Kinkade painted under the brush name of Robert Girrard. This anonymity allowed him the freedom to experiment in style and subject matter, to explore with palette, brush strokes and broken color. He employed techniques utilized by the French Impressionists – Monet, Manet and Renoir – techniques which have influenced the style that has become world-renowned through The Painter of Light™.
The Riverbank
On a quiet afternoon families gather on the riverbank outside of town to picnic on the shores, play in the sand and sail...
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Spring Meadows
Spring has arrived in the Italian countryside. Flowers bloom in abundance as new life emerges from nature. Spring Meadows, painted by Thomas Kinkade...
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Seaside Umbrellas
Thomas Kinkade loved setting up his easel outdoors and capturing the play of light on water and sand. Often those “plein air” studies...
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Lakeside Stroll
Sailboats fill a country lake with moments of excitement and reflection. Strolling along its banks, people imagine, reflect and dream. In Lakeside Stroll,...
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Along the Coast
The French coastline was a favorite place of Thomas Kinkade. Much of his impressionist work is based in the beauty of small seaside...
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Summertime Resort
By using the Girrard brush name, Thomas Kinkade achieved absolute artistic freedom. This freedom led to a joyful experimentation that resulted in numerous...
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Afternoon at Argenteuil
By using the Girrard brush name, Thomas Kinkade achieved absolute artistic freedom. This freedom led to a joyful experimentation that resulted in numerous...
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Sunday Stroll
With its grandiose buildings, sail boats floating aimlessly, and strollers meandering the bank, the river Seine always makes me want to linger for...
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Morning on the Boulevard
The City of Lights inspires many memories for me, both as an artist and as a romantic. Wandering the city of Paris I...
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Boardwalk Flowers
I must admit to being a full-time romantic who will always have a deep and abiding affection for France, a country that touches...
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Blue Boulevard
Impressionist masters like Monet and Pisarro recognized the emotional resonance of color. The subtlest variation in background color can uplift, inspire, or intrigue...
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