Thomas Kinkade’s Christmas Cottage: The Lifetime Channel presents another artist life story.
Okay I am not a big fan of Thomas Kinkade, he’s a little surgery sweet for me but I can definitely see the appeal. Much like Terry Redlin he presents a magical perfect view of what people would like to have as a reality. You look at the work and it makes you feel good. Which is definitely a great aspiration in life.
I know a lot of working artists who mock both of these guys, but the fact that they are millionaires and have such a huge following usually keeps me from joining in. I gotta respect anybody who can sell hundreds of thousands of images.
So when I found out (you know during my convalescence) that the Lifetime channel is doing another show about an artist (the first being the Georgia O’keeffe movie) I thought I’d again share.
The program first airs Saturday the 19th at 8pm central. Though I’m sure it will be run again at least once. I don’t know if it’s gonna be good or not but the Kinkade blog, is promoting it. (Yeah I’m sure Tom is actually taking time out of his million dollar life for blogging.) But I guess it still is an endorsement of some kind.
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Is “surgery sweet” is a pun related to your staph infection? I hope you’re feeling better soon.
Thomas Kinkade’s and Terry Redlin’s paintings create nice feelings, but they’re not my favorite. Maybe I like more simplicity.
Ah clever girl, but no pun intended. I still haven’t heard back on the culture but I’m kinda betting it’s a bug bite. I’m doing much better thank you, but still get tired really quickly. I used to say Kinkade’s work gave me cavities,
True they both are very intricate artists. I hadn’t really thought about it that way.
I tend to like Kinkade’s work. I looked at it for years trying to figure out how he does that saturated-color thing. Some of his stuff is a little too cute but he does know color, it’s impressive.
I didn’t like all of them, but some of his landscapes really grab me. He has a way with buildings that’s impressive, though sometimes it goes a bit too far into the conventional. Then again there are a lot of people out there who like exactly the ones that least grab me.
Hehehe I like surgery sweet even if it’s a typo. That says it all — you wind up with so much sweet that ya need surgery.
Ah, the painter of light! Thanks for the link, Mona. I was actually suprised at some of his work because previously I had only seen cabins and gardens in his work, I didn’t know he did fairy tale stuff as well.
I don’t know why these men should be mocked - I certainly couldn’t paint those things! The work may not be the “edgy” sort of stuff that modern artists like, but it’s in demand! The world would be pretty dull if we all produced the same kind of art.
Please let me know when this special will play again. My mother and i have a house in vermont that my father built and it looks like one of his paintings.
Thank you
Karen Ramos
Karen,
If I hear of it again I certainly will. It has already run a second time. I popped over to the Lifetime channel website and couldn’t find it listed as upcoming anywhere. I guess I’d suggest keeping watch on Lifetime I’m sure they’ll give it another (at least once more) go.