Thomas Kinkade: The Christmas Artist
Posted by Enchanted Florist on 30th Nov 2015
Nothing quite says Christmas like an oil landscape by Thomas Kinkade. His quaint houses, frequently depicted on picturesque grounds, invoke traditional Christmas virtues of peace and goodwill. He particularly loved to paint such classics as The Polar Express and Country Christmas Homecoming, which all presented his particular skill with lighting that got him his nickname.
He became known as "Master of Light" in part for the fact that the windows of his houses are always lit and there is a feeling of brightness to his works. The name also comes from his ability to paint highlights. Highlighting is unusual in painting, but it gives added texture and luminescence when it is done. He did this by dabbing tiny dots of bright paint on a picture.
Like Norman Rockwell, he has become well known for traditional and nostalgic paintings. Something like 1 in 20 Americans have one of his paintings. In recognition of this, the National Association of Limited Edition Dealers named him Artist of the Year in 1994. His saturated pastel colors and bucolic scenes made him a natural to paint tributes to such cultural icons as Walt Disney World Resort, Fenway Park, Yankee Stadium and Graceland. He depicted the historic Biltmore House as well.
He also spread his light through charity. He supported the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Salvation Army and World Vision with his art and his many galleries. He was even nominated as an Ambassador of Light by the Points of Light Foundation in 2005.
Sadly, he passed away in April of 2012, but you can still have a replica of one of his popular houses.
Enchanted Florists has a centerpiece made of one of his most iconic Christmas pictures, the Christmas Homecoming. This features his signature lighted country home blanketed in snow. A figure, presumably Mother, stands on the path by the door with her arms outstretched, offering mugs of hot cocoa to a pair of children dragging home a Christmas tree. This idyllic centerpiece sits on a bed of red spray roses, white button spray chrysanthemums and white sinuata statice, mixed with flat cedar, noble fir and variegated holly.
If your Christmas needs the special lift that a Thomas Kinkade centerpiece can bring, contact us while supplies last.
Enchanted Florist
4416 Fairmont #104
Pasadena, TX 77504
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