"...a little high on the snob-appeal..."
SNOB APPEAL?!? Good grief, how on earth could anyone feel snobbish about those trite, banal, cornball, uninspired, cloying, laughable pieces of "art"?
I feel bad that the investors lost money, but if they had made good, would they give any credit to the Christian aspect? No, but apparently Christianity gets the blame when things go wrong.
Wow, this has turned into a full-scale "bash-Kincaide-fest."
He's no Norman Rockwell, but I sure couldn't make pictures with paint, brushes, and canvas. At least not that I could sell.
I wonder who'd have shown up on this thread to praise Kincaide if he had just donated his liver to save an Ethiopian baby or something.
Now, I do have to admit, that it has crossed my mind that if a trailer park were to have an art gallery...oh, forget it.
Look, his work is what it is. I'll wager that some "Christian" sharpies came along and said, "baby, we're taking you national." When maybe he should have just continued to be what he was.
The moral, or at least one of them, is be careful what you wish for. He'll go on being what he is. Somewhat wiser, I'd expect.