Love is the stepping stone to new beginnings. Thomas Kinkade More Quotes by Thomas Kinkade More Quotes From Thomas Kinkade High culture is paranoid about sentiment. But human beings are intensely sentimental. Thomas Kinkade paranoid sentimental culture My joy burns brighter when I tend to the glowing hearth fires of home. Thomas Kinkade glowing fire home When I find my focus and keep my balance- I find that all is right with my world. Thomas Kinkade balance focus world We all have romantic nature of one kind or another buried somewhere in our hearts. Thomas Kinkade buried kind heart The disintegration of the culture starts with the artist. Im on a crusade to turn the tide in the arts, to restore dignity to the arts and, by extension, to the culture. Thomas Kinkade tides culture art I view art as an inspirational tool. Thomas Kinkade tools views art We have found a way to bring to millions of people an art that they can understand. Thomas Kinkade people way art 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 imagination listening book I grew up in a broken home. My dad was out of the home when I was five years old. I never knew him very well. Thomas Kinkade dad home years 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 artist summer snow When I filter the sunshine in my life, I bask in the light of a transforming and inspiring reality. Thomas Kinkade sunshine life reality It is easy to have a lot of paintings or projects hanging around that are 'almost done. Thomas Kinkade almost-done finishing painting To be romantic is quite simply to allow yourself to fall in love with life - all of life - and experience it fully, openly, passionately, and purposefully Thomas Kinkade love-life falling-in-love fall 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 imagination lying art I'm a warrior for light. Thomas Kinkade warrior light I was always the kid who could draw. I had this talent, and it was the one thing that gave me some kind of dignity in the midst of my personal environment. Thomas Kinkade dignity talent kids Quiet time and solitude are vital to helping me keep perspective. I consider myself fortunate to have so much quiet built into my profession. I spend long hours by myself at my easel. And while I work, I think-of the future, of my loved ones, of God's goodness and the many exciting opportunities that surround me. I ponder the challenges I face, the needs of others, the direction my life is going. Thomas Kinkade opportunity long thinking What I paint touches on foundational life values. Home, family, peacefulness. And one of the messages I try to constantly get across is, 'Slow it down and enjoy every moment.' Thomas Kinkade moment family home life I began my career creating art for an animated feature film, and it has been a life-long dream to tell some of the story of my own life - the story behind my art - through the medium of motion pictures. Thomas Kinkade pictures my-own life art When I got saved, God became my art agent. Thomas Kinkade got saved god art
