Kinkade’s eponymous mall stores and QVC appearances were among his many lucrative outlets. He was dubbed the “Painter of Light,” even though British artist J.M.W. Turner first claimed that ...

Thomas Kinkade, 54, dies at his Bay Area home. Advertisement. Thomas Kinkade: Autopsy planned after unexpected death. Dark portrait of a ‘Painter of Light,’ the Christian-themed Thomas Kinkade ...