Published April 07, 2012, 10:56 AM
Popular Painter Thomas Kinkade Dies at 54
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Artist Thomas Kinkade once said that he had something in common with Walt Disney and Norman Rockwell: He wanted to make people happy. And he won success with brushwork paintings that focused on idyllic landscapes, cottages and churches — highly popular works that became big sellers for dealers across the United States.By: John S. Marshall, Associated Press
