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Sometimes it appears to me that lighthouses have a personality. Chatham Light, guarding the far reaches of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, strikes me as being proud – exhibiting both the foot soldier's humble utility and the austere dignity of the captain of arms.

The tower, standing sentinel-straight over its complex of red-roofed outbuildings, has been rebuilt several times after fire and punishing storms. Now, made of brick and steel, it looks as if it could stand forever.

When I saw Chatham Light, under a brooding, ominous sky, I sensed the fury of the storms that periodically pound the Cape. There was urgency to my painting; the wind was kicking salt spray into the air, and rain threatened to wash my canvas clean. I worked feverishly to capture the dramatic mood and the spare beauty of the scene while weather permitted.

Chatham Light, like so many lighthouses, stands on a desolate, hostile shore, that one might almost be tempted to describe as "God forsaken." But the message of lighthouses is really quite different – it is that, regardless of appearances, no place is truly "God forsaken." God's guiding hand is everywhere visible, and His message of hope and consolation applies with greatest force when the storm rages around us.

-Thomas Kinkade
 
Limited Edition Canvas
Thomas Kinkade Limited Edition Canvases combine old world craftsmanship with the finest materials and latest production technologies to produce extraordinary canvas artwork. Our reproduction process captures not only the color and mood of Thom's enchanting original painting, but the actual brushwork as well. Every piece is hand-retouched by skilled artisans, giving the painting a look almost identical to the artist's on-easel original. Vibrant colors, rich textures and color tones accurate to Thom's original brushstroke are the hallmarks of your finished piece.

Features

• Premium Canvas
• Hand stretched over hardwood stretcher bars
• Hand highlighted with fine acrylic paints by skilled artisans
• Long-life pigment inks that outperform conventional press inks.
• Edition number is applied to each Canvas Limited Edition
• Individually numbered Certificate Authenticity matched to the art piece
• Engraved brass nameplate included.
• Made in the USA

Limited Edition Paper
Thomas Kinkade Limited Edition Paper Prints are made with the highest attention to detail and color accuracy; rest assured that these are the finest, most desirable Thomas Kinkade paper prints available. Each are printed on premium heavy weight (100 lbs.) archival papers with superior fade resistant inks. Every paper reproduction is individually numbered and comes with a matching Certificate of Authenticity.

Features

• Premium heavy weight 100 lbs. paper
• Long-life pigment inks that outperform conventional press inks.
• Edition number is applied to each Paper Limited Edition
• Individually numbered Certificate Authenticity matched to the art piece
• Presented in a full size protective envelope.
• Shipped flat in heavyweight rigid packaging.
• Made in the USA

© Thomas Kinkade

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