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Thomas Kinkade, Painter of Light
Thomas Kinkade
Few contemporary artists are as ubiquitous as Thomas Kinkade, whose luminous imagery adorns more than 10 million homes worldwide.
Born in Sacramento County, California on January 19, 1958, Kinkade knew from an early age that he would become an artist.
He grew up in the town of Placerville, where at the age of 12 artist Glenn Wessels began mentoring Kinkade.
A teenage Thomas Kinkade with his mentor, Glenn Wessels (Photo courtesy of Art Brand)
Kinkade attended the University of California at Berkeley in 1976 and later transferred to the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.
Despite not graduating from either school, Kinkade still found work in the art industry—he co-authored a book about drawing and worked as a scenic background artist for a movie studio.
Inspired by the skills he developed as a background artist, Kinkade began exploring the use of light in his own artwork.
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