What annoys me is the people who insist that Kinkade is 'a great artist'. By any objective standard, he is a very poor artist, who has failed to grasp the most elementary principles of his craft.
If you like Elvis or those little kids and puppies with big eyes, have at it. But don't claim they're "art", that cheapens the word until it means only "what I like."
1. Kincade's works were marketed here in Indiana with a heavy Christian message; many of the prints were framed with a scripture verse at the bottom of the mat.
2. Kincade was also sold as an investment to gullible folks...my neighbor owns one and told me how much it was going to appreciate.
3. I have no problem with people buying it as long as they understand they are buying a piece of decoration for their homes, and not an investment nor a Christian statement.
I knew Kincade had saturated the market when I saw Kincade plates and villages being marketed by the Bradford Exchange.