Painter Thomas Kinkade Drank Heavily on the Night Before He Died

Faith issues ^ | 4/13/2012 | Mark Ellis

[rlmorel]

I agree. This isn’t to speak ill of the man, I know nothing about him, but his work was repellent to me.

But, hey...that is what art is all about. If someone likes a piece of art, then it has value, at least to that person, and it doesn’t really matter what anyone else thinks.

[pops88]

Likewise. I grew up being educated in the fine arts. The first time I saw one of his paintings, it struck me as appealing to pop culture- pretty paintings, but certainly not art. It’s great people love it and it makes them happy, but please don’t call it “art.”

[dennisw]

Rest in peace Mr. Kincaid

[onedoug]

But, for art.

RIP.

[Ken H]

You must get a lot of nosebleeds, what with your nose being stuck up so high in the air and all.

[PLMerite]

I remember seeing a lot of Nagel prints back in the 80s, but I swear I didn’t know he was dead. I thought he’d just made a ton of money and retired.

[varyouga]

I knew two people that died with BACs in the 0.30s. Both seasoned Russian drinkers that had a bad night.

But I'm fairly certain it was from choking while passed out, not from direct alcohol poisoning.

[pops88]

‘You must get a lot of nosebleeds, what with your nose being stuck up so high in the air and all.”

And you’ve had how many art appreciation courses at the college level? I criticized no one for liking them. Did I say they lacked value? They obviously have value to the people that enjoy them. I don’t consider them “art.” I consider them pretty pictures the stuff of which greeting cards and puzzles are made. That somehow makes me a snob? When people better educated than me hang them in major galleries across the world, then I’ll concede his paintings rise to the level of art. As has been pointed out, his work is kitsch.

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

So he died of progressive alcoholism, it would appear. I think this happens more often than is generally realized.