Thomas Kinkade Quotes
The concept that an artist would be revered by popular culture is an immediate dismissal of his relevance as an artist.
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.
Balance, peace, and joy are the fruit of a successful life. It starts with recognizing your talents and finding ways to serve others by using them.
Beauty is found in anything that delights the senses, nourishes the soul, fires the imagination.
The power of prayer is like turning on a light as it illuminates God's purpose for our lives. There is no greater connection to knowing His will other than the word.
When we learn to say a deep, passionate yes to the things that really matter, then peace begins to settle onto our lives like golden sunlight sifting to a forest floor.
The flow of blessings in our life is directly related to our passing blessings along to someone else.
I believe a radiant, light-filled tomorrow should be normal to the experience of living.
Every conversation, every cuddle, aver kiss and caress, even every disagreement, adds another brushstroke to the picture of home you paint with the days and hours of your life.
The more you give yourself to others, the more joy and peace will flow into your own life.
I try to create paintings that are a window for the imagination. If people look at my work and are reminded of the way things once were, or perhaps, the way they could be, then I've done my job.
Cherish the people who make up your home, and you'll notice the hearth fires burn brighter than ever before.
Our most important legacy will be the contributions we make to the lives of other human beings.
Somewhere out there is a unique place for you to help others - a unique life role for you to fill that only you can fill.
I share something in common with Norman Rockwell and, for that matter, with Walt Disney, in that I really like to make people happy.
Beautiful objects, ideas, even beautiful people all share the power to lift the spirits and motivate creativity while at the same time soothing the soul.
The most important key to a more romantic life: you have to be willing to pay attention
My paintings always feature trails that dissolve into mysterious areas, patches of light that lead the eye around corners, pathways, open gates, etc.
Surround yourself with the kinds of input that are uplifting, that expand your mind and settle your spirit.
The act of contributing to the lives of others is its own reward. A servant's heart is a greater motivator than financial gain.
There's been million-seller books and million-seller CDs. But there hasn't been, until now, million-seller art.
It is easy to have a lot of paintings or projects hanging around that are 'almost done.
I grew up in a broken home. My dad was out of the home when I was five years old. I never knew him very well.
Each of us is a small part of God's plan. I'm a small part. I create paintings that are being used by God.
I love audio books, and when I paint I'm always listening to a book. I find that my imagination really takes flight in the painting process when I'm listening to audio books.
The disintegration of the culture starts with the artist. Im on a crusade to turn the tide in the arts, to restore dignity to the arts and, by extension, to the culture.
High culture is paranoid about sentiment. But human beings are intensely sentimental.
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.
With whatever talent and resources I have, I'm trying to bring light to penetrate the darkness many people feel.
It's a simple liberating reality - the best things in life are mine for the choosing.
When I filter the sunshine in my life, I bask in the light of a transforming and inspiring reality.
I remember my mom had a big collection of copies of Saturday Evening Post magazines, and that was really my introduction to those great illustrators.
The worlds I paint leave a lot to engage the imagination by hinting at what lies beyond the four edges of the painting.
To be romantic is quite simply to allow yourself to fall in love with life - all of life - and experience it fully, openly, passionately, and purposefully
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.
High culture is paranoid about sentiment, but human beings are intensely sentimental. And if art doesn’t speak language that’s acceptable to people, it relegates itself to obscurity.