Artist Quotes by Thomas Kinkade

Art is forever.

— Thomas Kinkade

The whole Modernist lie is that art is about the artist.

— Thomas Kinkade

I am really the most controversial artist in the world.

— Thomas Kinkade

Art transcends cultural boundaries.

— Thomas Kinkade

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

— Thomas Kinkade

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

— Thomas Kinkade

My whole life was absorbed with my art. I was known by my schoolmates as the kid who could draw.

— Thomas Kinkade

It is easy to have a lot of paintings or projects hanging around that are 'almost done.

— Thomas Kinkade

The worlds I paint leave a lot to engage the imagination by hinting at what lies beyond the four edges of the…

— Thomas Kinkade

We have found a way to bring to millions of people an art that they can understand,

— Thomas Kinkade

The concept that an artist would be revered by popular culture is an immediate dismissal of his relevance as an artist.

— Thomas Kinkade

There's been million-seller books and million-seller CDs. But there hasn't been, until now, million-seller art.

— Thomas Kinkade

The worlds I paint leave a lot to engage the imagination by hinting at what lies beyond the four edges of the…

— Thomas Kinkade

Every painting I do blends time frames. The great thing about being an artist is I can make the past join the…

— Thomas Kinkade

My paintings always feature trails that dissolve into mysterious areas, patches of light that lead the eye around corners, pathways, open gates,…

— Thomas Kinkade

I love audio books, and when I paint I'm always listening to a book. I find that my imagination really takes flight…

— Thomas Kinkade

I try to create paintings that are a window for the imagination. If people look at my work and are reminded of…

— Thomas Kinkade

“High culture is paranoid about sentiment, but human beings are intensely sentimental. And if art doesn’t speak language that’s acceptable to people,…

— Thomas Kinkade

What I paint touches on foundational life values. Home, family, peacefulness. And one of the messages I try to constantly get across…

— Thomas Kinkade

The disintegration of the culture starts with the artist. I'm on a crusade to turn the tide in the arts, to restore…

— Thomas Kinkade

A painting has a lot of advantages over other forms of communication. Unlike a movie, you don't have to put it into…

— Thomas Kinkade

Whether it's a pebble in a riverbed or a soaring mountain peak, I see everything in the world as the handiwork of…

— Thomas Kinkade

The No. 1 quote critics give me is, 'Thom, your work is irrelevant.' Now, that's a fascinating, fascinating comment. Yes, irrelevant to…

— Thomas Kinkade

Every conversation, every cuddle, aver kiss and caress, even every disagreement, adds another brushstroke to the picture of home you paint with…

— 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…

— Thomas Kinkade

The disintegration of the culture starts with the artist. Im on a crusade to turn the tide in the arts, to restore…

— Thomas Kinkade