William Thomas Kinkade III was born in California on January
19, 1958. Throughout his childhood, he moved a lot because his dad worked with
the Air Force and Army. Him and his family knew he was very good at painting
from a very young age. Kinkade first started selling his paintings
outside of a
grocery store for 25 dollars apiece. Even though his family was tight on money,
they scraped up enough money to send him to The University of California and
eventually the Art Center College of Design. This is when he became a Christian.
He found himself not fitting in with anyone and not liking the way the earth
was turning out. He loved the country, the open lands and small cottages, and
the lighthouses along the sea. This influenced many of his later drawings.
Kinkade got married. He gave credit to his wife for getting him started. He
began to become more known at this time. His wife, Nanette mentioned that he
paints the earth’s history the way he wished it was. A long with that, a major
point in his paintings is the light he uses. My grandma has many of his
paintings in her house. When the lights are turned off, the lights in the
painting look like they are glowing. Kinkade made a comment that he uses the
light in various parts of his paintings to represent the light of Jesus. In
some of his other paintings, he also paints a little 5282 symbolizing his marriage
date, May 2
nd, 1982. Even though he made millions off of his paintings, he did go through bankruptcy and a period of depression. He recovered very fast and continued on painting. Recently before his death in 2012, he released a Disney collection of paintings which include, Beauty and the Beast, the Lion King, Aladdin, Pinocchio, and more. He is a very talented author, through all his highs and lows. His legend and his painting will never be forgotten.
William Thomas Kinkade III was born in California on January
19, 1958. Throughout his childhood, he moved a lot because his dad worked with
the Air Force and Army. Him and his family knew he was very good at painting
from a very young age. Kinkade first started selling his paintings 
outside of a
grocery store for 25 dollars apiece. Even though his family was tight on money,
they scraped up enough money to send him to The University of California and
eventually the Art Center College of Design. This is when he became a Christian.
He found himself not fitting in with anyone and not liking the way the earth
was turning out. He loved the country, the open lands and small cottages, and
the lighthouses along the sea. This influenced many of his later drawings.
Kinkade got married. He gave credit to his wife for getting him started. He
began to become more known at this time. His wife, Nanette mentioned that he
paints the earth’s history the way he wished it was. A long with that, a major
point in his paintings is the light he uses. My grandma has many of his
paintings in her house. When the lights are turned off, the lights in the
painting look like they are glowing. Kinkade made a comment that he uses the
light in various parts of his paintings to represent the light of Jesus. In
some of his other paintings, he also paints a little 5282 symbolizing his marriage
date, May 2nd, 1982. Even though he made millions off of his paintings, he did go through bankruptcy and a period of depression. He recovered very fast and continued on painting. Recently before his death in 2012, he released a Disney collection of paintings which include, Beauty and the Beast, the Lion King, Aladdin, Pinocchio, and more. He is a very talented author, through all his highs and lows. His legend and his painting will never be forgotten.
He is well-loved by many and I can see why you are drawn to the life and "light" in his work...His pieces seem to invite writing, I think, with the scenes and bits of stories captured.
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