Quotes from Thomas Kinkade

When I got saved, God became my art agent.

I've always been drawn to artists who paint for the everyday person. I love the American illustrators.

Every painting I do blends time frames. The great thing about being an artist is I can make the past join the present in some reality of the future.

High culture is paranoid about sentiment. But human beings are intensely sentimental.

With whatever talent and resources I have, I'm trying to bring light to penetrate the darkness many people feel.

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.

Literature is the stringing together of pictures in words.

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.

I'm a warrior for light.

I remember my mom had a big collection of copies of Saturday Evening Post magazines, and that was really my introduction to those great illustrators.

Balance, peace, and joy are the fruit of a successful life.

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.

Cherish the people who make up your home, and you'll notice the hearth fires burn brighter than ever before.

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.

My joy burns brighter when I tend to the glowing hearth fires of home.

Beauty is found in anything that delights the senses, nourishes the soul, fires the imagination.

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

The most important key to a more romantic life: you have to be willing to pay attention

We all have romantic nature of one kind or another buried somewhere in our hearts.

Balance, peace, and joy are the fruit of a successful life. It starts with recognizing your talents and finding ways to serve others by using them.

Every conversation, every cuddle, aver kiss and caress, even every disagreement, adds another brushstroke to the picture of home you paint with the days and hours of your life.

Somewhere out there is a unique place for you to help others - a unique life role for you to fill that only you can fill.

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

My life shines with God's radiant blessings when my heart is the color of joy