Ive heard some negative stories about Thomas Kinkade and his art work. Are these true?
The fact that at the age of just 54, Thomas Kinkade is the number one collected artist ever is an amazing accomplishment and often infuriates some jealous artists, non-Kinkade art collectors, disgruntled Kinkade employees or ex-gallery owners. As a result of jealousy and hatred at Thom’s accomplishments, many gross rumors are spread via the internet and some have even been reported to media agencies who sometimes choose to exagerate or twist the story by making it as negative as possible to help sell its contents. Keep in mind, Thomas Kinkade made some enemies when in 2002, not happy with the way things were being run by the company who represented and owned all rights to his artwork, Thomas Kinkade decided to purchase all the stock in the company, clean house, and run it the way he wanted it to be run. Thom changed the company name to the Thomas Kinkade Company and ended the majority of mass production which was prevalent in the 1990s, making his art work much more collectible and val