Thomas Kinkade, one of nation’s most popular painters, dies suddenly in Los Gatos at 54
You might not know the name, but if you live in the US… trust me, you’ve seen the art. The dude knew how to crank out vast reams of commercially successful paintings, generally of quaint cottages next to creeks in the woods. He was hated by the art snobs because his art was fairly predictable and aimed at getting sold to Regular Schmoes rather than Art Snobs… but a vast number of people liked his art well enough to buy it and hang it on their walls. And thus he was a “sellout.” If I could figure out how to get people to like my photography a tenth as well, you can bet your ass I’d sell out the same way in a heartbeat.
Anyway, some years back Something Awful ran a “photoshop Kinkade paintings to make them better” thread, with results that are something Truly Awesome.
