A cozy thatched cottage tucked beside a tree-lined lane, smoke curling from brick chimneys. Lampposts casting a glow over the ...

In a new film profile, Thomas Kinkade's pastoral, hugely popular work sits uncomfortably with darker revelations from family members and a trove of unseen work.

It seems he has heard this before, and it doesn’t even register. It’s good that the Thomas Kinkade phenomenon — his empire of art galleries in shopping malls across the country; the Kinkade-themed ...

Beloved by many, despised by others, Thomas Kinkade's quaint rustic scenes and his wholesome image belied a dark and tortured story that contrasts with his 'sugary' artworks. Thomas Kinkade turned ...

He carried a few extra pounds and sported a goatee as he spoke with fatherly instruction during art lessons from stages and TV screens. Thomas Kinkade was a popular art sensation the likes of ...

“Thomas Kinkade had a quite outsize cultural impact with really bad art,” says the Los Angeles Times art critic Christopher Knight in a new documentary film about the painter. “I ...