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Hissyspit

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57. Distinctive style?
Sat Apr 7, 2012, 11:18 AM
Apr 2012

His style is inconsistent even within a single painting. The mark of either not really caring about what he was painting, or multiple persons doing the work.

Off to the cottage in the sky Botany Apr 2012 #1
Beautiful, isn't it ... n/t RKP5637 Apr 2012 #5
ah ah ah Botany Apr 2012 #6
There is such magic in all of his paintings, places one would want to be, so RKP5637 Apr 2012 #17
In the same league with great artists like Keane... rfranklin Apr 2012 #39
Horsies! Hissyspit Apr 2012 #56
I prefer the improved versions... JackRiddler Apr 2012 #124
Margaret Keane? mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2012 #77
There's a story behind that Geoff R. Casavant Apr 2012 #80
Add Bil Keane for the trifecta. JackRiddler Apr 2012 #125
so calm, so peaceful . . . so empty. Nothing personal, just a fact. nt patrice Apr 2012 #60
Yep! Nope, didn't take it personally. n/t RKP5637 Apr 2012 #61
I don't care what the art critics say. I get a cozy feeling looking at his paintings. pacalo Apr 2012 #15
And some get a queasy feeling... marions ghost Apr 2012 #45
Totally agree. His was the "sucker born every minute" mistertrickster Apr 2012 #49
YEEESSSSSS! The only thing missing is the unicorns! Surya Gayatri Apr 2012 #105
CNN is reporting like he is some great artist. He was a great CON artist. Lint Head Apr 2012 #96
+1,000! The hagiographic paeans in the media Surya Gayatri Apr 2012 #106
Yep the media will spin it marions ghost Apr 2012 #115
As the saying goes, you learn something new every day. pacalo Apr 2012 #98
Here's more about how the products were created... marions ghost Apr 2012 #114
So I suppose you could clone the guy by scraping paint off his painting? 47of74 Apr 2012 #122
Thank you for this post among others on this thread that point out indivisibleman Apr 2012 #100
Hallmark Cards will mourn his passing... marions ghost Apr 2012 #121
"I don't know much about art, but I know what I like" Hissyspit Apr 2012 #72
Yes and no DonCoquixote Apr 2012 #89
Oddly enough, he painted backgrounds in the animated movie "Fire & Ice" Norrin Radd Apr 2012 #22
That is surprising. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2012 #2
It happens Mz Pip Apr 2012 #9
Obama's domestic drones are working! swag Apr 2012 #3
... RetroLounge Apr 2012 #42
! mwdem Apr 2012 #90
If this was FB, I'd have to like this TheCruces Apr 2012 #135
Natural causes at age 54 proud2BlibKansan Apr 2012 #4
i know tons of people who died in their early 50s pitohui Apr 2012 #101
agree CountAllVotes Apr 2012 #138
In recent years became something of a pop culture icon.. pipoman Apr 2012 #7
His paintings were cliched. Drunken Irishman Apr 2012 #8
Most artists I know called him "Painter of Shite" Warpy Apr 2012 #95
Bwaaahaaaaa! Laughed my tush off @ Surya Gayatri Apr 2012 #108
at least i outlived the bastard. mopinko Apr 2012 #116
3-1 odds he died of a OD. anti-alec Apr 2012 #10
Or sugar. DavidDvorkin Apr 2012 #11
Nope. Too empty . . . starvation? a "Hunger Artist"? nt patrice Apr 2012 #63
I meant as in an overdose of cloying sweetness. DavidDvorkin Apr 2012 #66
I know that's what you meant. I was just building on the metaphor. nt patrice Apr 2012 #67
Dubious, but... regnaD kciN Apr 2012 #29
I heard he once took a leak on an elevator in Las Vegas... Frank Cannon Apr 2012 #37
it was a statue of Winnie the Pooh... IamK Apr 2012 #44
Alcohol is likely it marions ghost Apr 2012 #47
I'm voting for Hep C XemaSab Apr 2012 #32
That is a shock Rosa Luxemburg Apr 2012 #12
Rest in Peace mia Apr 2012 #13
RIP emilyg Apr 2012 #14
RIP. OnyxCollie Apr 2012 #16
Utter shit all of it. alarimer Apr 2012 #18
Kind of a crook... uberblonde Apr 2012 #19
Painter of Blight onager Apr 2012 #20
Mall culture "fine art." Blech. I prefer comics to that. K8-EEE Apr 2012 #21
ha ha marions ghost Apr 2012 #48
He was a conservative Christian but he did not politicize his paintings bluestateguy Apr 2012 #23
Only a conservative Christian could make millions on paintings that bad. mistertrickster Apr 2012 #52
oh, there is many a liberal with terrible taste in art, too. kwassa Apr 2012 #91
He went into the light. lob1 Apr 2012 #24
He was in some serious trouble, I believe CrawlingChaos Apr 2012 #25
Not as long as the Bradford Exchange exists. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2012 #69
Actually, the Los Gatos police participate in our county homeless collaborative KamaAina Apr 2012 #82
Unfortunately, you're already being proved right, CC...his death won't stop the flow... Surya Gayatri Apr 2012 #104
I've got a book of his he wrote before going commercial. Kablooie Apr 2012 #26
I LOVE the Dinotopia art sakabatou Apr 2012 #31
Those "fairytale cottages" were really more like Cotswolds cottages. highplainsdem Apr 2012 #134
Ah yes. Stow on the Wold. Morton on the Marsh. Upper and Lower Slaughter. Kablooie Apr 2012 #137
I'd have thought he'd be beaten to death Ken Burch Apr 2012 #27
Does this mean those awful paintings are worth more money now? Tabasco_Dave Apr 2012 #28
only if you're a kitsch collector... marions ghost Apr 2012 #41
No, probably not. They were grossly overvalued because of the marketing scam. yardwork Apr 2012 #94
He was only 54... ProfessionalLeftist Apr 2012 #30
his liver was 104... n/t IamK Apr 2012 #35
Know the truth marions ghost Apr 2012 #50
Art is in the eye of the beholder ProfessionalLeftist Apr 2012 #68
Cliches don't get to the point of this amazing scam marions ghost Apr 2012 #70
Kinkaid, artist for people who think Disney is too dark. EFerrari Apr 2012 #110
yeah, in Disney the spooky places actually have witches in them... marions ghost Apr 2012 #127
Well now, FlaGranny Apr 2012 #33
Ya' know, FlaCranny, you are absolutely right. Ferretherder Apr 2012 #34
Well said, Granny. Frank Cannon Apr 2012 #38
you can't love Monet, van Gogh AND Kinkade... marions ghost Apr 2012 #40
It's "art" we love... CanSocDem Apr 2012 #71
Kinkade = art industry marions ghost Apr 2012 #78
Fair price argument is FlaGranny Apr 2012 #84
The prices were artificially inflated marions ghost Apr 2012 #92
BS! Of course you can love the work of all of these artists. I love what my baby grandson draws, juajen Apr 2012 #158
OK you can love kitsch art and you can love fine art marions ghost Apr 2012 #161
Who's to say? I, for one. harmonicon Apr 2012 #46
A more accurate comparison for Kinkade would be Lawrence Welk, not rock and roll of the 50s Tom Ripley Apr 2012 #79
+1 FLAprogressive Apr 2012 #85
No matter what you think of his work FlaGranny Apr 2012 #88
The problem is Welk took great music and ruined it with his horrendous arrangements. EFerrari Apr 2012 #107
+1,000! Not an original brush stroke in the lot! Surya Gayatri Apr 2012 #109
I guess the Kinkade "art bubble" is about to burst, too. sofa king Apr 2012 #36
I think his bubble burst around '06 OmahaBlueDog Apr 2012 #129
He certainly had a distinctive style and a knack for marketing. Like Ted deGrazia on steroids. slackmaster Apr 2012 #43
Distinctive style? Hissyspit Apr 2012 #57
This plate's just for you, Hissyspit slackmaster Apr 2012 #58
LOL Hissyspit Apr 2012 #74
Oh my god I'm gasping for breath - Where'd you ever find that plate? NBachers Apr 2012 #83
machines. patrice Apr 2012 #62
He overdosed on saccharine . . . nt mistertrickster Apr 2012 #51
Scammer and Crook.... NYC_SKP Apr 2012 #53
In 2009, he was investigated by the FBI for defrauding investors. mistertrickster Apr 2012 #54
2006: Arbitration board awards $860,000 in damages and $1.2 million in fees and expenses to victims. NYC_SKP Apr 2012 #55
Wow, I never knew all this. Lots of stuff was going on with him. n/t RKP5637 Apr 2012 #65
Rest in peace. His work was beautiful. joanbarnes Apr 2012 #59
Just don't post any of it tawadi Apr 2012 #130
Natural causes at 54??? Odin2005 Apr 2012 #64
Natural causes NNN0LHI Apr 2012 #73
"He was very aware of it and didn't care at all"... Amerigo Vespucci Apr 2012 #75
Now who are the art school hipsters going to sneer at? Throd Apr 2012 #76
So if all the "art school hipsters" die, who are you going to sneer at? Hissyspit Apr 2012 #99
I had no idea he was local KamaAina Apr 2012 #81
Middle Aged, Suburban, Republican White Ladies are probably in deep mourning. FLAprogressive Apr 2012 #86
Probably organizing support group meetings as we speak... Surya Gayatri Apr 2012 #112
what you see is not what you get NJCher Apr 2012 #87
So, I suppose he rises from the grave tomorrow? 2ndAmForComputers Apr 2012 #93
I'm actually upset about this TrogL Apr 2012 #97
His real legacy is that he's changed how commercial art is sold and marketed OmahaBlueDog Apr 2012 #102
I dont care for his art but you are right. DCBob Apr 2012 #111
He misrepresented his works as originals done by him marions ghost Apr 2012 #120
I agree that they won't make as much, but... OmahaBlueDog Apr 2012 #128
and my point is... marions ghost Apr 2012 #131
I agree that the Chinese paint-by-numbers stuff was deceitful OmahaBlueDog Apr 2012 #156
More than deceitful marions ghost Apr 2012 #160
this article mentions Redlin marions ghost Apr 2012 #163
Thanks! OmahaBlueDog Apr 2012 #164
So for $650 marions ghost Apr 2012 #165
Condolences to Nanette and the girls... pfitz59 Apr 2012 #103
NY Times headline NJCher Apr 2012 #113
No disrespect intended to the deceased, or his family, but.. left coaster Apr 2012 #117
I grew up with Tom in Placerville trekbiker Apr 2012 #118
I grew up with Thom and Pat too pfitz59 Apr 2012 #136
54 is way too young, especially for a painter tawadi Apr 2012 #119
Dear god, that is a horror. JackRiddler Apr 2012 #123
Sold in sofa-sized paintings for $49.99 kwassa Apr 2012 #133
I'm not sure what the criticism and snobbery from some people are about Renew Deal Apr 2012 #139
The pack mentality tawadi Apr 2012 #147
McDonald's is the most popular restaurant. Incitatus Apr 2012 #126
Artist to those who have no friggin' clue about art. NoodleyAppendage Apr 2012 #132
What is the controversy about this guy? Renew Deal Apr 2012 #140
Since you asked... marions ghost Apr 2012 #141
These were his paintings right? Renew Deal Apr 2012 #146
No, it was not his actual work. The reproductions were cleverly disguised marions ghost Apr 2012 #149
The works are his design, but Chinese workers "painted them" OmahaBlueDog Apr 2012 #151
I'm not sure most thought of it as "art marketing" OmahaBlueDog Apr 2012 #152
Your rule about buying art has some serious flaws... marions ghost Apr 2012 #153
You shouldn't buy art with regard to value OmahaBlueDog Apr 2012 #154
"they wanted a surefire investment" marions ghost Apr 2012 #159
Basically the angst falls like this dmallind Apr 2012 #142
Art 101 marions ghost Apr 2012 #144
There ARE a lot of blithering idiots dmallind Apr 2012 #145
1. I went to one of the Kinkade galleries once in the 90's--the line was deliberately blurred marions ghost Apr 2012 #150
+1 DCBob Apr 2012 #155
I like your analysis OmahaBlueDog Apr 2012 #157
What's the big deal? Either you like his work, or you don't... BadtotheboneBob Apr 2012 #143
Allright now guitar man Apr 2012 #148
Is your Thomas Kinkade Painting About to Increase in Value? (article) marions ghost Apr 2012 #162
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