Kinkade’s reaction to the woman is even more chilling: “Oh, there you go, okay, dear,” he says, barely looking at her. It seems he has heard this before, and it doesn’t even register.

In the 1990s, Thomas Kinkade was the most successful artist of his time. His sentimental, sanitized landscapes full of Christian motifs and storybook cottages, some of which were lit with tiny LEDs ...

Kinkade, who died of an overdose of alcohol and valium in 2012, called himself the “Painter of Light.” His trademark art consisted of romanticized environments complete with golden sunsets, an ...

In the 1990s, Thomas Kinkade was the most successful artist of his time. His sentimental, sanitized landscapes full of Christian motifs and storybook cottages, some of which were lit with tiny ...