Thomas Kinkade Quotes About Painting

Quotes about: Painting

• I try to create paintings that are a window for the imagination. If people look at my work and are reminded of the way things once were, or perhaps, the way they could be, then I've done my job.

  Thomas Kinkade

  Jobs, People, Imagination

• I'm working on a snow scene right now, and it's summer. It's hot, and I will get chilly. I'll have to turn on the heat. My wife walks in, and it's 95 degrees in the studio. I know it's nutty, but it's a projection you have where you step into the painting.

  Thomas Kinkade

  Summer, Artist, Snow

• The worlds I paint leave a lot to engage the imagination by hinting at what lies beyond the four edges of the painting.

  Thomas Kinkade

  Art, Lying, Imagination

• Each of us is a small part of God's plan. I'm a small part. I create paintings that are being used by God.

  Thomas Kinkade

  God's Plan, Painting, Used

• My paintings always feature trails that dissolve into mysterious areas, patches of light that lead the eye around corners, pathways, open gates, etc.

  Thomas Kinkade

  Eye, Light, Pathways

  "QVC Artist: The Movie" by Amelie Gillette, www.avclub.com. November 19, 2008.

• People who put my paintings on their walls are putting their values on their walls: faith, family, home, a simpler way of living, the beauty of nature, quiet, tranquillity, peace, joy, hope. They beckon you into this world that provides an alternative to your nightly news broadcast.

  Thomas Kinkade

  Wall, Home, People

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

• A painting has a lot of advantages over other forms of communication. Unlike a movie, you don't have to put it into a machine and turn it on. It's just there every day. It's not limited by the element of time. It's a constant part of the home.

  Thomas Kinkade

  Communication, Home, Machines

• It is easy to have a lot of paintings or projects hanging around that are 'almost done.

  Thomas Kinkade

  Finishing, Almost Done, Painting

• I love audio books, and when I paint I'm always listening to a book. I find that my imagination really takes flight in the painting process when I'm listening to audio books.

  Thomas Kinkade

  Book, Imagination, Listening

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