Thomas Kinkade, whose sun-bathed paintings of cottages and other idyllic settings turned into a multimillion-dollar empire, died yesterday at age 54. A family spokesman said Kinkade died in his home ...

As admirers await an autopsy report, revealing to the world how a 54-year-old man dies in his sleep of “natural causes,” we might pause to wonder about Thomas Kinkade, his work, and the many who have ...

The Christmas cottages have dimmed their lights while millions of little azaleas droop their Pepto-pink heads. Thomas Kinkade, king of landscape kitsch and self-billed Painter of Light™, has fallen ...

Thomas Kinkade paints erotica. We'll say that one more time, to make sure it sinks in. Thomas Kinkade, Painter of Light (his trademarked phrase), who sells millions of soft-focus prints of folksy ...

SAN FRANCISCO — To fans and the countless collectors who helped build painter Thomas Kinkade‘s commercial art empire, his idealized vision of the world usually served as a simple, soothing addition to ...

The battle over world-famous artist Thomas Kinkade’s estate is getting nastier. His girlfriend has produced barely legible, handwritten notes she claims Kinkade wrote, giving her the keys to his Monte ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Artist Thomas Kinkade once said he had something in common with Walt Disney and Norman Rockwell: He wanted to make people happy. And he won success with brushwork paintings that ...

FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2006 file photo, artist Thomas Kinkade unveils his painting, "Prayer For Peace," at the opening of the exhibit "From Abraham to Jesus," in Atlanta. A family spokesman says ...

Artist Thomas Kinkade, whose light-filled Frank Capra-like visions of Americana turned spinster aunts nationwide into art collectors, has died. Kinkade’s family issued a statement Friday indicating ...

And we're going to take a moment now to remember painter Thomas Kinkade. He died Friday at age 54, and left behind a legacy of decorative artwork that celebrated a rustic America often lit up with ...

Thomas Kinkade, the self-proclaimed “Painter of Light,” died April 6 of what appear to be natural causes at his home in Los Gatos, Calif. He was 54. The painter, who claimed to be the most-collected ...