Twilight Cottage - Thomas Kinkade Paints in his Studio

[@theeartofseduction]

My dream is to live in a Thomas Kincade painting.

[@kevinkeller4010]

A God given talent to a man who magnified those abilities to perfection, but then threw it all away by drinking himself to death! Just imagine how many more masterpieces would most assuredly have been created had he gotten off the alcohol and lived!! His sweet wife who stood by him all those years through all the hard times, believing in him and helping him sell his paintings, and helping him ultimately see great success and wealth, divorced him 2 yrs before he died. A sad sad ending to a amazingly talented painter and self proclaimed Christian.

[@princessmanitari4993]

@@kevinkeller4010 don't. And drinking? That's normal. I'm serious. In irish they drink probably more then him, so don't talk so bad about him. You're just ruining it for yourself then.

[@princessmanitari4993]

@@kevinkeller4010 ALSO, if you were a proper christian or so you would be far more respectful. I don't remember the exact sentence, but; 'love thy neighbour' right? Then stop being a disrespectful humanbeing.

[@tipsykirsche5026]

@@princessmanitari4993 but he's not irish

[@Jarjarvideos]

@@kevinkeller4010 "Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judge, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." God is the only judge, do not condemn others for what you think is wrong, for you are not God.

[@randelhodge3277]

I'm an artist and I love Kinkade's works. I really like his semi-impressionistic style and, in particular, his use of color. Artists generally don't care what the critics think. Art critics didn't like Rockwell, or Ross, either. Paint what you love. I paint and draw for myself. If others like it, great. If not, I don't care. As a viewer, you like what you like. There's no wrong way to approach it. A work of art moves all of us in different ways.

[@jonniesimmons-johnson2938]

I agree Randel

[@NewBornNickumz]

Seems like those other artists who criticized them were jealous .

[@duncanhewitt6557]

It's chocolate box style

[@alvirosy]

Agreed. :')

[@wordscapes5690]

Very great skills, but not a new, authentic, surprising, or even slightly unexpected idea in his head. For postcards, greeting cards, book illustrations (especially, perhaps, for fairy tales) his oeuvre is perfect. But in what he pretended to be… nope.

[@ananimity7332]

The first time I saw a Thomas Kinkade painting I cried. It touched a part of my soul and stayed there. His paintings often give me the feeling of being in another era and if I walk close enough to the painting I can walk right into the scene. His paintings have given me the feeling of content, calmness, peace and they have the power to make me smile when I don't think I can. It's sad the world had to lose a person with so much talent. Thomas Kinkade deserved more recognition for this talent. His touches of light alone are one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen.

[@Jarjarvideos]

His pieces are so peaceful, almost like they gently force you to become calm. I love them

[@realjamarican2496]

Dido😇💯✔️

[@camd.4923]

SUCH A GREAT PAINTER....MAGNIFICENT!!!!!! THE WORLD WILL NEVER HAVE ANOTHER PAINTER OF LIGHT AGAIN !!!!!!

[@LIK64]

I always wanted to live in his painting, wanted to live in the houses, scenery, romance , so peaceful

[@rachelhu6495]

I feel like having a glimpse of heaven whenever I look at his paintings.

[@michelleperry1042]

Love all of his beautiful paintings. I just want to live inside his paintings. If the world was like his paintings, all would be right, happy & peaceful. I could imagine walking inside the cottage, smelling delicious food cooking, happy music playing & a fire in the fireplace.

[@jjtsmom]

I don't know about Kinkade's personal life, nor do I care, but I love his work. The world has lost a great talent.

[@mediy0]

His work looks beautiful in my opinion. But then I learnt about some things he did in the past.

[@atlantic_love]

@@mediy0 He definitely has some demons. Not a pleasant person to be around.

[@mediy0]

@@atlantic_love I have no memory writing this but I agree

[@jamesmohab]

His personal life was pretty great too 😂

[@jackiepaul7224]

His paintings bring me joy- they are so peaceful. I think he was a genius.

[@beviaart]

Thomas Kinkade had an amazing eye for creating ambient light and color variation in his paintings. Truly one of my favorite landscape artists of all time. Anybody that understands color theory and painting convincing light will notice this in Kinkade's work. Truly a master of light and color. I'm sure he will get the recognition he deserves in the future as a great artist.

[@vishveshtadsare3160]

Such brilliance! Shame on other contemporary artists for trying to defame him!

[@duskyviolets2560]

His paintings are really beautiful, I don't get why anyone wouldn't like like it..

[@Aetila]

I've read critics on the web, some people criticized the lit windows (every window lit from inside) and the chimneys with smoke, unfortunately that is true as I observed, I just wish he didn't overdo his paintings i this way, not always but often, it could be a let done in the long run, so to speak. I myself really like many of his works, they are out of this world...

[@phaneserichthoneus8895]

I've read a little of what's been written by critics and they seem to think the atmospheres of his paintings are too sweet, too perfect, too unrealistic, and not like real life. Well, I say: who cares? So there are no dirty old dumpsters in his paintings. So there are no dead trees or cow patties. So almost everything is landscaped to perfection. There's nothing wrong with a manicured living space full of color and light! And I'd bet that if any of these critics were offered, free of charge, some filthy old run-down shack surrounded by mud and weeds or a serene home surrounded with beautiful trees and flowers and clean, sparkling water, where it always rains at just the right time and in just the right amount to keep all the plants healthy, they would take the latter. Their criticisms of Kinkade's works are full of dishonesty and jealousy. Maybe they don't want to take the time to put that much effort into a painting, so they're angry with those who do and come out with far better results.

[@EakiTurtle]

personally i think its too .. bright everywhere and a bit much at times. dont get me wrong, i really dont understand why people hate him so much. its pretty, and takes much skill to make. but its not for me.

[@EakiTurtle]

@@aceinspacepng3001 oh, that makes alot of sense. well, love the art hate the artist or something like that

[@clemy2030]

@@Aetila hes probably a better artist than 99% of the people that criticize him

[@gezanagy8167]

Amazing creativity! Almost unbelievable that somebody can paint like this. Really romantic and touching! Thanks!

[@johntatum1951]

Mr. Kinkade has a special gift from God...love the lights and highlights..amazing..thanks for the tutorial.

[@flipperdale51]

If your eyes enjoy what they're seeing, then he's a good artist.

[@pory913]

@THE NEW HOUSE shup up art stan or something

[@robertimmanuel577]

@THE NEW HOUSE but they look really gooooddd

[@mikeremington7063]

I can’t believe anyone can talk trash on his paintings. If he lived 200 years ago the smithsonian would have a room dedicated to him.

[@flipperdale51]

@@mikeremington7063 I Agree.

[@hyjinx1889]

@@mikeremington7063 to me, his paintings are alright. They can be a little bit much, and the colors and overly detailed designs can strain the eyes. They aren’t terrible, I just don’t really see them as creative or interesting.

[@kaylastrobel6580]

The process and the way his mind worked while doing this is absolutely amazing. 😯 I love his paintings

[@justinrad5073]

Such an underated artist. In my opinion he is truly on of the best and my favorite.

[@kristymichel792]

Wow Thomas you are so talented I bought a Disney coloring book of yours list Year and I absolutely love it. I love that you put your paintings in it and that there’s pages of what you painted is all white for us to color. I follow the exact colors and I use gel pens for the windows and little detail on dresses or hair pieces and lips and eyes I trace over the black lines with markers and I use color pencils for filling in the dresses and faces and hands and arms. It’s challenging but I think having challenges help you get better. I’m a huge Disney fan. I’m getting better at coloring. Thank you so much for making these fun adult coloring books they awesome and fantastic ❤😊you remind me of Bob Ross a little bit, your teaching reminds me of Bob Ross easy to follow and learn how to paint or color a beautiful masterpiece

[@unicornjamesjanejayden1853]

Such a lovely painting! Such a lovely soul! One never to be forgotten!

[@HD35MAN]

I love to watch this and remember my old friend Thomas, it's almost like he is still here.I was about 18 or 19 and he was about 16 and he came to my little Kentucky town to visit a cousin and he came to school with her and we hung out together in town and we road around in my hotrod 1950 ford.

[@ananimity7332]

Lovely story..thank you for sharing

[@wandaarnt234]

What a wonderful memory blessings from Pennsylvania 👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏🙏🙏

[@kelseystarling1978]

This is so amazing to watch. I love to watch his process and how it all comes together in the end. Such an incredible talent!

[@davidradecky5399]

I am an artist myself and I work in Acrylic but I think the key to great art is time. Never rush a painting or a drawing just relax enjoy the process and allow it to flow from your mind to the canvas. Kinkade has always been a great artist and will remain in our hearts forever. Words of wisdom from artist to artist never tell people your secrets to your work because that is part of the magic of your art. And I believe Kinkade shared just enough for us to keep wanting more. That is what we as artist need to strive to be like.

[@jaywells1655]

You can feel his love for the great outdoors in every word he speaks..it is a love affair.....undoubtedly...I am an Artist of multiple mediums.......love the outdoors in upper Michigan...and it is what drives me as an Artist

[@teresas683]

He has sold so many paintings and prints making him one of the most successful artists of all time. It’s bizarre that people discredit him, he is(was) extremely talented. Lots can be learned from him, you can watch his videos and use many of techniques to construct your own style or follow along for his idyllic, beautiful warm world.

[@L1623VP]

I heard years ago that whenever true excellence appears in life, it always excites envy, and I firmly believe that's what happened with Mr. Kinkade. The self-declared art "critics" that nobody outside of NYC pays attention to, and much lesser artists were jealous of Mr. Kinkade, not just because of his phenomenal commercial success, but because his glorious style touched the hearts of millions and easily made him one of the greatest painters of the 20th century. The sheer beauty of his work resonated so strongly outside the narrow halls of the modern-abstract-contemporary art establishment that he didn't need to please the gatekeepers at their museums and auction houses or get their approval to become a HUGE success...and they resented him for it. He was a populist painter, and they HATED that no matter how they trashed him in their high-end magazines, it had zero effect on his success. If the truth were known, I believe forces high up in the art world played a part in the lawsuits that were filed against him, and their friends in the media were more than happy to pile on the negative press coverage. It was relentless. No wonder he started drinking. They destroyed him because they hated him, and they hated beauty.

[@omdraws7325]

Well said. I think the fine art critics undermine his works for being kitsch, lacking conceptual merit. They are illustrative and that is perceived as undeserving of post modernist belief systems in the fine art canon.

[@alisonhousner7615]

I have a couple of Thomas’s paintings, they are so beautiful, I, I can sit and look at them for ages,

[@ananimity7332]

I'm envious

[@murphman76]

He was a remarkably talented fellow. Loved what he did, and had his own signature techniques. To the chagrin (and envy) of many, he was also an unsurpassed marketer. Personally, I am glad he allowed many to enjoy his work and don't begrudge his monetary success one little bit. Sad that we have lost him.

[@Elvis68spec]

I really enjoyed watching you paint your Evening Painting. I'm very happy that you gave God the credit! All things come from Him! God speed, Sir.

[@artistannesaucier]

The beauty of this painting gives me the chills.

[@lindsayhengehold5341]

Love his artwork!

[@overanalyzings]

in the far future, Kinkade will receive the recognition he deserves in the "true" art world. He is oft seen as a postcard sellout. looking closer there is indefinable beauty and complexities in his work. (I am stoned)

[@gwenw.1863]

Garrett Mahan thank you Garett

[@MPLS623]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah. He was a straight up evangelical white supremacist. Hahahahahahahahahahah. He can’t even paint for two minutes without preaching. Hahahahahahaahah.

[@gwenw.1863]

MPLS623 just because a man territorially pissed on a Winnie the Pooh statue ONE TIME at Disneyland, now suddenly he’s a bad guy? smh smh 😞

[@hyjinx1889]

@@gwenw.1863 Haha

[@brendachurch7503]

My Favorite are his Christmas Paintings but all his paintings are Wonderful

[@ananimity7332]

I know you posted this reply one year ago but I have to say "I totally agree with you" his Christmas paintings are my favourite and the first ones I fell in love with :)

[@mariandogma6466]

My favourite artist. Rest in peace, Mr. Kinkade.

[@hmontalvo67]

Him and Rockwell are myfavorite artists.

[@carolynwilding244]

Thank you so much for sharing your talent, I have had one of your paintings for years it has given me so many hours of pleasure, as your video has just done, As a beginner in the printing field, you have yet again provided me with enthusiasm and pleasure, Thank you,

[@hyjinx1889]

He is deceased, unfortunately

[@katrinamiller2788]

So TALENTED!!

[@carolzak3826]

I met Thomas Kincade in the early80’s. He was at a showing of the Bennett Brothers sculptures. He did love Placerville. We lived about nine miles away in Cameron Park. My husband was a sculpture as well as a dentist, and they talked that night for a long while. I still have two Kincade paintings in my home. What a great artist!

[@carolzak3826]

Obviously, I spelled Kinkade wrong!

[@durgasingh7220]

Thomas Kinkade is one of my favourite artist .... great painter ....

[@paulclark7927]

He was a man with magic hands and a true gift. I have two of his prints, that go up every Christmas ☃️!!

[@sheadorris]

Truly touching and full of heart! What a beautiful talent!

[@eddiebeato5546]

I have heard of Thomas Kinkade, but I did not know he was such an engaging speaker, whose deep voice is alike soothing and euphonious! As a landscape painter, some of his artworks are the finest I have ever seen by any contemporary artist. His Garden of Prayer, to my eyes, is a masterpiece! I am familiar with Thomas Cole, Frederic Edwin Church, the leading artists of the Hudson River School, and I can say Thomas Kinkade, as a poet of the landscape, could impress me in some of his stunning landscapes! Some critics would call it “kitsch,” but I would be more cautious to belittling the unquestionable talent of this extraordinary man!

[@tehmaszohra9445]

wow just beautiful. such a great artist he was.

[@martyl7066]

Thanks for sharing this amazing tutorial. I’m a big fan of yours....😇😏 Keep up the good looks. Marty,

[@kamrynkarlson8882]

I really love Thomas Kinkades art and I love to paint myself so watching his past videos and techniques are very helpful

[@adolphsullivan9981]

His art takes you into the vision his mind and places you there i don't know if I use the right words but its like he puts you there

[@njpaust]

Thomas Kinkade painted beautifully 🎨

[@garyedwards3269]

An enjoyable trip into an artist's mind and skills. Thomas boiled down the realm of imagination into color and light and reminded our souls from whence we came... Home.

[@stonedsoulpicnic]

I really enjoy Kinkade's artworks. It always reminds me of my childhood, there's something so special about the way he expressed the sceneries through his artistic eyes, it's nostalgic. I don't get why some people passionately disliked his work so much, maybe people just have different perspectives in art but for me, Kinkade's work is magnificent...

[@aprilrain5553]

People dislike him so much because of factors outside of his work. Such as his political views or how he expressed his religion. I will admit that people’s hatred for Kinkade has gotten a bit out of hand, even calling his paintings “kitsch”. I do think it is foolish to call a simple painting with years of skill put into it a “kitsch” but people will have their opinions I guess

[@stonedsoulpicnic]

@@aprilrain5553 yeahh that's correct, and I also figured out most of his works are very commercialized and often sold as different range of products such as decoration painting, puzzles, printed rug....etc, rather than most paintings that appear in exhibitions, museums. And as a result, his works to many people are rather just something that are pleasing to look at and enjoy, and not to be gazed in an artistic way. For people who are not familiar to the art subject, they'd think his works are beautiful because the main attraction to them towards those paintings are mostly the color palete, the theme and details which appears in his work. But to artists, his works mean nothing to them because according to them, there's no such meanings that are hidden in his work and mostly it's just a pointless painting that just appear to be pretty to look at, and not to mention, most artists disliked the commercializion of art from individuals. So therefore, I think this is the reason why his works are very disliked toward the art community because such factors like these

[@aprilrain5553]

@@stonedsoulpicnic imo, there is meaning to paintings like those. It makes you realize that there is comfort in life. It all depends on how you look at it. As an artist myself, it’s foolish to put down someone else’s work. And god forbid he managed to be successful with his artwork too. People can dislike the man all they want, but it’s cruel to celebrate his death

[@oceans9158]

Did I see the initial N on the tree? This is beautiful and very interesting how it all came together in your mind . Thank you, you are my favorite artist ❤️

[@alexanderrae1955]

I've been working on a "paint by number" of his work. Normally I can paint on my own, but I wanted to feel his energy. He was a true master of his craft!!!!!

[@buckiannscreations9089]

Paint by number of TK? Never thought of that..I paint my own but I'd love to paint one of his. I'll have to look for it. Thanks for the tip

[@PartanBree]

Kinkade's paintings don't really suit my taste but this video was fascinating - tremendous amount of skill involved, very interesting to see the different layers and how the composition changed as he went along, plus little details like the charcoal drawing over the underpainting (didn't know you could do that!) and scraping the nubs of paint off with the palette knife. I see a few people asking why he skipped so much of the process - because painting something this detailed in oils takes days! It would be a very long video! Anyway, he was not intending to teach, just to give an insight into his process for the sake of interest, I think.

[@friedricengravy6646]

Quite amazing that he creates his images without any reference......in life or photo. He just draws from imagination. Unless he has a process (such as photo shop) that he keeps to himself, his ability to imagine tonal value under specific light that varies throughout the painting is almost unheard of.

[@Revangelistautube]

Thomas you are such an inspiration

[@JesusChristIsLord__]

Leftie... that explains the mastery. Love his work.

[@ggkohler]

Thank you so much for providing these great video's of Thom at work. It is amazing to see the progression toward the final 'studio' phase.

[@jenniferreeder1369]

English light red...wonderful ..Mr kinkade you are a greatest artist of our time,I miss you know matter what is said theses things I know you love Nanette and your daughters until your last breath,you loved people and wanted us to feel the love of the past once again...I love and miss you and I know you know we all knew your greatness and we are so lucky you were once in our lives God bless Nanette and kids and I hope God is watching you paint..

[@vesnarajic5276]

I saw so many paintings with your name on it.. first time I see you 👍😁😍.. I saw so many paintings with your name on it.. first time I see you 👍😁😍 This is ,🤯crazy: I just watched "Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage" movie, earlier today, and now I watch this video which I found in recommended.. and I loved painting, especially the light.. it made me think about movie I watched earlier.. so I go back to history list, and realized it's all connected.. Awesome! I'm maybe a little slow😁, but doesn't matter, I loved that movie, I loved the story about light, and I love your paintings a lot ❤️😁

[@derhinterfrager2935]

Great paintings. Great kind of art. I like it very much !

[@vaccumsealed]

This cat is AMAZING in his craft. Easily, a well talented man, and in my opinion, the modern day Norman Rockwell of an American artist even though the pieces werent exactly the same in comparison. I love Rockwells 50s motif with the Saturday Morning Post covers of all americana and then Kinkades approach to small cottages in a deep wilderness to the wet surface and dim lights of a San Francisco scenery. So sad to see Mr. Kinkade pass away. Hes my favorite artist, and I didnt realize he had passed until a year later! To the Painter of Light: rest well my friend. GOD must of needed your talents in heaven cause im sure HE was even amazed by the gift HE had given you. Thanks for sharing it.

[@jeffmonik7249]

He puts Bob Ross to shame when he talks about it at the end. I feel for the guy it is so unreal. The payoff was money!!!!! MONEY!

[@Moosekarloff1]

Both Rockwell and Kinkade were merely successful commercial illustrators. Predictable, tame, unchallenging. Contributed nothing of value to the traditions and development of art, but, certainly lined their pockets. Hacks..,

[@chocolatcats]

Jeff Monik and that's OK...why spend HOURS AND HOURS DRAWING, ETC (READ ALL THE THINGS HE DOES TO GET THAT IDEA) and you'll understand..he shouldn't paint for dimes..........I wouldn't......and I paint! The famous Wylan who paints MURALS ON BUILDINGS AND FAMOUS FOR HIS SEA LIFE charges A LOT OF $ per painting...so be it........you don't work for free right...........

[@vaccumsealed]

***** I apparently DID compare Rockwell to Kincaid. Don't like it? Oh well. (Shruggs). I might b able to agree with your opinions on the prints and how he didn't touch them except for the originals, but it's not like I can just go find a Rockwell painting for less to nothing in itself. Cottages?! Ummmm....you're not up to par with your Kincaid knowledge are ya? The Man done more than just cottages. There's images of San francisco, new york, Disney paintings, and many others. DO.....

[@vaccumsealed]

***** YOUR.......

[@pennyschropp1775]

Thomas Kincade is a very talented artist. His paintings are peaceful and happy.

[@tinamarinelli4325]

I have designed tattoos for the last 32 years just Pencil and paper but for the last year i have been trying painting with colour and because of you and your tutorials im really getting there although not as soft as yours

[@kendrickbernard4672]

one of the greatest thank god

[@CommodoreCate]

What a lovely guy.

[@northshore8800]

He was a very sick man who drank him self to death. And did bad things. What a waste

[@princessmanitari4993]

@Velmas psychedelic staircase Amen.

[@tipsykirsche5026]

@Alice Angelica have you ever met the man hinself? I mean I could be wrong about him but I certainly know good people that talks good, looks good might not be as good as you think.

[@hazwanizudin3323]

@@northshore8800 Ahhhhh I see,you’re a perfect human being who never do any bad thing don’t you? Judging someone like you never do anything wrong

[@svetlanikolova7673]

I adore Thomas Kinkade

[@barbaraumpleby5787]

Beautiful!!!

[@melissag3919]

I've loved his art for decades. I hope this is my heaven I go to.

[@theartclub4330]

I wish these types of videos would show the WHOLE process not just the iddy biddy bits as the viewer may like to recreate it i mean what colors did he use what style of brushes did he use what blends did he get to get the shades he wanted that kind of stuff

[@georgeh91000]

+The Art Club It's not really meant to be a how too, just a little sneak peak at the process

[@melissaowen8045]

thanks for inspiring me :) ♡ thanks for sharing your gift and the way you veiwed beauty in nature... look forward to meeting you :)

[@JustMe-wv2nt]

Good luck. He is dead.

[@DonDon-ju4yv]

sick talent. Im taking some of this into my work asap.

[@jamespuckett8425]

That’s how I feel Ana like I’m stepping back in time sometimes it feels like you could just step into his paintings.

[@carolynmorris7303]

His paintings have a sense of subdued serene.

[@BADBRYZ]

12:46 What is that? Like a roll of pallet paper? Checked everywhere on google and what not - can't find it. Looks very useful.

[@chocolatcats]

Bryan Paul IF YOU LISTENED at the first of this video; he explained what it is...linen, painted...etc..its very educational. Linen as in yardage! he does a lot of gluing etc for all his stuff...you'd be stunned.

[@BADBRYZ]

keri caye Not for his canvas... his paint mixing pallet.

[@BADBRYZ]

Thanks!

[@fijlin]

Did you get a answer to the question? Because i like to know that to.

[@eddiea3251]

Butcher Paper. He uses a roll of butcher paper for his palett,

[@lovettewoytovicz2954]

He is not only a brilliant artist, but also an amazing storyteller.

[@lin_devonne]

Самый мой любимый художник, он создает мир от которого замирает мое сердце

[@Guremien]

И мой тоже. И пусть говорят, что хотят. Да, художественная ценность низка, техники примитивные, но мне всё равно.

[@lin_devonne]

@@Guremien вы правы, пусть будут хоть какие техники, главное это создает настроение, вызывает эмоции.

[@tate333666]

You can all say whatever you feel. He loved to paint and his paintings speak to everyone that bought them and are still buying them. He was very talented, you'd wish you were that talented of an artist, but your comments and thoughts are yours....

[@carolynmorris7303]

He's fun to watch.

[@AngryGrape1337]

I like how the name Twilight Cottage makes it sound like it’s split between two dimensions. Imagine one where instead of a cozy cottage by the riverside, you see a darkened sky, dead trees, and a cottage emitting an ominous red glow, while the quad symbol is on the door, while magma flows where the river is. Lovecraftian entities wander in the background. But you don’t have to worry, as you’re a ranger and you have a nail gun.

[@RameyRocks]

Wouldn't you just love to live here??? Oh my goodness! If this cottage were real, I would give anything to see inside and meet the people!! I love All his paintings...I could stare at each one for hours. So sad to have lost him so young.

[@michaelmakohm4254]

Dear Thomas, your pictures delight my heart. With many of your pictures I have the feeling that I am part of you. As if I were walking down the winding paths myself and experiencing the rippling of the water, the chirping of the birds and the effect of the light. - Thank you for that, for a piece of ideal world, in an otherwise hopeless world. May the God of the Bible richly bless you for this.

[@agwbcfjc2]

Gospur12: You are not able to understand the significance of what he is telling you in this video. He can not "teach anyone to paint", as you complain, in a half hour video, but he can give you direction and guidance in the formal principles of constructing a painting. What appear to be arbitrary patches of color in the lower right hand corner of the ptg, (I refer to the grassy areas next to the path.) are the forerunner to the patches of color in the finished picture. These patches of color, by the way, are what we see in nature (God's handy work). For instance go to @15:20. Hit pause. In another window, bring up the Twilight Cottage image on the official T K website. Enlarge that image. By clicking back and forth, you can see that the finished ptg has been built upon earlier patches of color. (It is the traditional technique of underpainting which he has adapted to his vision.) A painting, in the hands of a person of vision, is not a formula:a,b,c.; rather, it is built upon principles of painting, and the close study of observable nature. (See TK's plein air painting in the Carmel video.) Again, he has very generously given you profoundly significant indications and directions in this video. Another example: at @ 15:48, he puts the fingers of his left hand against the ptg surface. That means this painting is completely dry to the touch! He builds up his ptgs in stages which require that the previous stage be thoroughly dry. This is very important! I have to say again that this video is a remarkably generous gift to his fellow artists and those who have loved his work; and I say thank you, Mr. KInkade. "May angels fly thee to thy rest".

[@eggsaladsamich7396]

great to watch :) I watch bob Ross to help me sleep and I rarely watch him but I really wanna start trying to paint

[@Jarjarvideos]

Did you start painting yet?

[@dhankalita208]

I love your painting Thomas sir

[@swajonathan]

hes dead

[@carolynmorris7303]

He was gifted. R I.P. Thonas Kincaid

[@justinrad5073]

Would love to see a Halloween collection scary old house or a graveyard the light ideas he would probably come up with for that would be amazing

[@fyrwerx4485]

Just as some prefer jazz while others prefer classical, I'm a fan of contemporary art and not a fan of Kinkaid. BUT, I really enjoyed this painting demonstration. He had a great voice and manner and obviously a true passion for his work. He could have rivaled Bob Ross as a TV art instructor. (I'm not sure how he painted over all that charcoal and kept his colors clean. Maybe his underpainting was acrylic and varnished before starting the oils?)

[@mrsistyable]

Every painting he made... I wish was my home you were amazing ur vision was basically eminem of rap

[@mariaalejandrasatalia9186]

Muchas gracias por mostrar el paso a paso.desde Argentina..💙

[@SylvianLight]

i dont understand the criticism of his art. i find it beautiful and relaxing.

[@carolynmorris7303]

In art he could create his own world.

[@justinheatherly1905]

I wish I could afford his work. I just have puzzles worked and framed.

[@CyndyNeg]

so much detail in his work...if you paint..u know how hard that is!

[@Tamedblnde]

Oh please adopt me ! I need painters in my Life, im painting with acrylics, learning as i go,A pure gift from God,, I thought you had passed like Bob Ross,, I love love your work/play/art , Thank you for Sharing !

[@markyboy1704]

Tammy not sure if your talking about Thomas Kinkade himself, but if you are sadly he passed away April 6th 2012 at home in California.

[@Tamedblnde]

omg noooo..wow..sad !!!

[@denisorellana6279]

R.i.P TOMAS K.

[@vrolsh]

I would like to see what happened in between 11:43-11:54. It went from a 3rd grader's work into masterpiece.

[@chocolatcats]

vrolsh there isnt time on youtube to show it is there.......................and if you painted as I do.......IT TAKES HOURS......

[@ninawernick6501]

Sent it to an apprentice on the factory floor while he started the next one, I'd guess?

[@Christina_320]

Brilliant. This man has a true gift from God.

[@beachlife2968]

Does anyone know how many hours this or other similar paintings would have taken him?

[@dianewassman722]

it's a fantasy, my dears, and quite beautiful - really - it's not like he is painting plein air - come on !!

[@nancydb1390]

Is there something wrong with fantasy?

[@maureenbw]

And yet, he could, and did, paint plein air.

[@wpeg4831]

a legend

[@karenettmcfrazieraskew9805]

Lets just light a candle....

[@junkettarp8942]

The man is a master.

[@mathew44u11]

*I have learned to even hold the brush from kinkade love and respects from Kerala*

[@LaraLu1112]

Мне так нравятся его картины,,Боже, какой же он интересный был, просто красавчик,,,Да ещё талантлив,,Я обожают его картины, Никколо таких не видела,,, он просто чудо из чудес,,,,