What is the best lighting to use to capture the effects in Thomas Kinkade’s artwork?
Thomas spends a lot of time adding color and detail to his artwork which make his paintings so radiant. It is the amount of color, thin layers of paint and his patience in applying the color which allows the painting to capture the light so brilliantly and is why Thom is known as “The Painter of Light™.” The natural light in your home will create the subtle changes in your painting throughout the day as the light changes in your home. We use the lighting system in our galleries to demonstrate how lighting affects the image. Our customers can enjoy the same experience at home that they enjoyed in our galleries very easily. Any halogen spot light usually does the trick. Depending on the size of the painting, two or more spot lights will increase the effect. 60 watt Par 30 or Par 38 lights work well, but the lights recommended by the Thomas Kinkade Company are 50MR16/IR/narrow floods (sold at our Galleries for $32 each). Probably the most important thing to consider is that the spotlights
