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In Paris, Eiffel Tower, I attempted to go beyond the topographical details...
How true it is that we often sail to distant shores seeking...
If there was a place that could melt your troubles away it...
If ever a place could whisk away the troubles of the day,...
In Perseverance; thunder crashes, sails billow, waves toss the fragile boat. We...
Thomas Kinkade was a life-long admirer of Walt Disney and the wonderful...
Ten years ago I painted Carmel, Ocean Avenue on a Rainy Afternoon,...
In the Passport to Adventure series by Thomas Kinkade Studios, Disney’s Mickey...
"God is truly the giver of all good gifts, and the natural...
The parable about footprints in the sand, which reminds us that God...
Paris, City of Love . The most romantic city in the world....
On a recent trip to New York with my family, we got...
If there was ever a place to fall in love, it would...
Seaside Hideaway evokes the mood of rapture we feel at such times....
A small village nestled in a bucolic cove serves as haven to...
The late afternoon sun reflects off the spiderwebs created by Peter Parker,...
In Hawaii there's a special quality to the light, as if the...
Fifty years ago, the King of Rock 'n Roll bought the palace...
My new Celebration of the Seasons collection will visit four such perfect...
I love Carmel. The town looks like it was invented by artists,...
Drawing from inspiration from our new partnership with Wild Wings that represents...
As America approaches the anniversary of our greatest challenge, I feel especially...
Our family has been lucky enough to travel widely, and Thomas became...
“There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for...
I painted Pacific Nocturne on the occasion of my second wedding anniversary,...
I'm stunned. I've just seen something astonishingly beautiful and unexpected. I came...
Nearby Capitola Village is as familiar as my back yard; I've even...
Throughout his life, Thomas Kinkade captured certain basic truths through his work....
The setting sun’s warm glow reflects upon the water in one of...
Days spent at a special hideaway on the lake are always filled...
In 1895, the first enclosed amusement park was opened in Coney Island....
There are few places as beautiful as the Carmel Mission at the...
Monterey's famed Cannery Row is undergoing a renaissance. No longer the bustling...
New Horizons, my third Life Values print, celebrates the dramatic expansion of...
Now I celebrate my own very personal childhood memories with THE OLD...
The subject of Twilight Cottage is more than a charming little cottage...
In the Passport to Adventure series by Thomas Kinkade Studios Disney’s Mickey,...
There are few places on Earth that are more awe-inspiring than Yosemite...
Several years ago a friend asked my son, Zac, to draw a...
Every traveler knows that they have arrived in Santa Monica, California when...
I have hidden a number of world figures in my Key West...
With Hometown Lake, fourth in my Hometown Memories collection, I move beyond...
The impulse of faith and a love of beauty seem to go...
The Kinkade family delights in travel. One of our recurring discoveries is...
Few cities offered Thomas Kinkade the romantic inspiration that San Francisco brought...
The English Manor House was a long-time favorite subject of Thomas Kinkade....
Summer is the season of color. The full range of nature's rainbow...
America's heritage and character was forged on storied ranches and farmhouses that...
I was recently talking to a friend who had relocated near San...
When I was a lad, we had our choice of Arcadian swimming...
I began A View from Cannery Row, Monterey by sketching in the...
My wife and I spent the night at a kibbutz on the...
What a beautiful day to spend on the water enjoying the fresh...
Clearing Storms is, to me, a symbolic scene, charged with a joyous...
If you're ever driving along California's Central Coast, be sure to stop...
In a way, a painter is like a musician—and the brush is...
My girls and I especially love to set out on our bikes...
Seaside Village began as my largest plein air painting. I came to...
Thomas Kinkade loved America. From its many beauties to its great freedoms,...
Radiant Surf is the first time I've employed classic impressionistic technique in...
The play of light on water intrigues and challenges me today, much...
The Hotel Del Coronado - one of the grand dames of stately...
I painted Lake Arrowhead on a brisk fall afternoon when the air...
Summer Breeze is a daydream from heaven; more than that, it is...
For me the romance of San Francisco begins at Fisherman's Wharf. The...
You might think that Nanette would get tired of interrupting our vacations...
Scattered clouds pass over the Thames, casting an ever-changing pattern of light...
Imagine hiking through a eucalyptus forest and coming upon this incredible view!...
On a trip to Salt Lake City many years ago I was...
"Pause in your travels ye wayfarer, and celebrate the Lord in the...
Santa Barbara, California is often called, "The American Riviera." Yet even with...
Morro Rock has been something of a touchstone in my life. My...
The gifts of love are beyond compare, and chief among them is...
Just 26 miles off the coast of Southern California, the island of...
Robert Girrard was a romantic impressionist whose subjects are exquisite in nature,...
There is nothing like a boat harbor to make you appreciate the...
As I painted this musty London public house, I was regaled with...
Crowds of Parisians gathered to watch as I painted the famed boulevard...
The sights and sounds of Seattle are both amazing and unique. One...
Recently I had the chance to visit the enchanting city of Riga...
The decades-long love affair between the Kinkade family and the British Isles...
When I painted Lamplight Lane, I found myself wondering about the sylvan...
The serene seaside village of Capitola, just north of Monterey has become...
I am intrigued by lighthouses. Erected in locations of great peril, they...
The thatched and shaded umbrellas are called palapas; sunbathers simply raise little...
To create a vision of the Las Vegas skyline, all I needed...
Image notes for Antigua Sunset, Guatemala are not available.
La Jolla Cove reminds me that my artistic adventure has spanned over...
This painting depicts the Yosemite Valley as seen from a little known...
Though this cottage doesn't exist anywhere but in my painting, I think...
A luminous sunset shrouds Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco in a golden glow....
On the day that I set up my canvas to paint San...
Here is my salute to the culture of France's Atlantic coast, with...
Venice is one of the most vibrantly romantic cities in the world....
If you want to capture the way midday light warms up stone,...
Thomas Kinkade's wondrous ability to illuminate a canvas is as evident here...
Every gate, to paraphrase a favorite song, has its season. The season...
If you've ever traveled to the Northwest portion of the United States,...
This scene is filled with anticipation. Horses at the ready: calm, but...
There is a deeply beautiful glow to the Cottonwood tree when the...
Even in the middle of summer, water that flows from the melting...
Just after the clearing of a late afternoon storm is often the...
On a recent visit to Philadelphia, I couldn't pass up the opportunity...
The impressionistic technique of Island Afternoon, Greece allowed me to explore the...
The Kinkade family explored the desert Southwest, in an oversized RV equipped...
When I visited this great port-of-entry for some 22 million immigrants, I...
Some of my Plein-Air paintings are, if I can put it this...
The Kinkade family recently explored the desert Southwest, in an oversized RV...
I recently got the chance to paint Los Gatos. It was a...
The Kinkade's have fallen in love with this charming South Carolina city,...
Solvang is a bit of Denmark right here in California. I found...
I worked on Caesarea at sunset, as the sun touched the wispy...
If you have seen Alfred Hitchcock’s To Catch a Thief – “graced”...
The City of Lights inspires many memories for me, both as an...
By using the Girrard brush name, Thomas Kinkade achieved absolute artistic freedom....
The French coastline was a favorite place of Thomas Kinkade. Much of...
Thomas Kinkade loved setting up his easel outdoors and capturing the play...
On a quiet afternoon families gather on the riverbank outside of town...
As the morning fog dissipates from the valley floor, all manners of...
Christmas is the Season of Light, and the hue that permeates Memories...
The Tower of David has become a recognized landmark, viewed by many...