Thomas Kinkade
Thomas Kinkade Born (1958-01-19)January 19, 1958 Sacramento, California, US Died April 6, 2012(2012-04-06) (aged 54) Monte Sereno, California Education Art Center College of Design, Pasadena. Known for Painting Thomas Kinkade (January 19, 1958 – April 6, 2012) was an American painter of popular realistic, bucolic, and idyllic subjects. He is notable for the mass marketing of his work as printed reproductions and other licensed products via The Thomas Kinkade Company. He characterized himself as "Thomas Kinkade, Painter of Light," a phrase he protected through trademark but one originally attributed to the English master J.M.W. Turner (1775–1851). It has been estimated that 1 in every 20 American homes owns a copy of one of his paintings.