23 Thomas Kinkade Quotes for You to Enjoy

Thomas Kinkade

American Artist

Born: Jan 19, 1958

Died: Apr 6, 2012

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Related authors: Andy Warhol Jackson Pollock Jean-Michel Basquiat Jeff Koons Kehinde Wiley Keith Haring Yoko Ono

You have to expect spiritual warfare whenever you stand up for righteousness or call attention to basic values. It's just a matter of light battling the darkness. But the light wins every time. You can't throw enough darkness on light to put it out. Thomas Kinkade

Time Spiritual You Righteousness Darkness Light Matter Values Every Enough Every Time Out Battling Wins Throw Put Attention Call Up Expect Just Whenever Warfare Stand Stand Up Basic

I try to embrace people with love, unconditional love, like Christ did. Thomas Kinkade

Love People Try Christ Embrace Unconditional Unconditional Love Like Did

The worlds I paint leave a lot to engage the imagination by hinting at what lies beyond the four edges of the painting. I think getting beyond the four edges of an opportunity or challenge is one of the basic skills you need in business. Thomas Kinkade

I think the art world... is a very small pond, and it's a very inbred pond. They rely on information from an elect elite sect of galleries, primarily in New York. Thomas Kinkade

Art World Think Small Rely Primarily New Very Art World York New York Information Pond Galleries Elect Elite

I'm a warrior for light. Thomas Kinkade

Light Warrior

I began my career creating art for an animated feature film, and it has been a life-long dream to tell some of the story of my own life - the story behind my art - through the medium of motion pictures. Thomas Kinkade

Life Art Own Medium Tell Has-Been Dream Some My Own Feature Feature Film Life-Long Through Animated Pictures Motion Motion Pictures Been Began Behind Story Creating Film Career

When I got saved, God became my art agent. Thomas Kinkade

Art God Saved Became Got Agent

People who put my paintings on their walls are putting their values on their walls: faith, family, home, a simpler way of living, the beauty of nature, quiet, tranquillity, peace, joy, hope. They beckon you into this world that provides an alternative to your nightly news broadcast. Thomas Kinkade

Hope Faith Home News Family Nature You Peace People Joy World Walls Values Beauty Living Broadcast Way Simpler Put Putting Alternative Provides Quiet Tranquillity Your Who Paintings Nightly

The No. 1 quote critics give me is, 'Thom, your work is irrelevant.' Now, that's a fascinating, fascinating comment. Yes, irrelevant to the little subculture, this microculture, of modern art. But here's the point: My art is relevant because it's relevant to 10 million people. That makes me the most relevant artist in this culture. Thomas Kinkade

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People are reminded that it's not all ugliness in the world. Thomas Kinkade

People World Reminded Ugliness

I was always the kid who could draw. I had this talent, and it was the one thing that gave me some kind of dignity in the midst of my personal environment. Thomas Kinkade

Me Dignity Gave Draw Kid Kind One Thing Some Could Had Environment Talent Always Personal The One Thing Midst Who Thing

My brother and I always had jobs and worked from a young age. Thomas Kinkade

Age Young Jobs Brother Had Always Young Age Worked

I've always been drawn to artists who paint for the everyday person. I love the American illustrators. Thomas Kinkade

Love Everyday Drawn Always Been Person American Artists Paint Who

Art is forever. Thomas Kinkade

Art Forever

I've had so much positive reaction and emotional fulfillment from the creation of my art and sharing it with everyday people that I never paid too much attention to the opinion of critics. Thomas Kinkade

A piece of art is a compact form of the universe. Thomas Kinkade

Art Universe Piece Form Compact

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