The Kinkade Family Foundation wishes you a happy 2026!

December invites us to pause and celebrate the beauty of light.

🎄Happy Holidays from the Kinkade Family Foundation! As we celebrate the joy and color of the season, we are grateful for you being part of our community.

ART FOR ALL - Our newest Therapeutic Art Workbook is here!

Throughout November, the Kinkade Family Foundation shared a group of artworks by Thomas Kinkade that explored peace as both an inner state and a shared experience. Each of these works offers a distinct meditation on calm that is rooted in landscape, light, and quiet presence.

A Bright and Colorful Fall Day…

This summer, the Kinkade Family Foundation was proud to present Summer Self Portraits Series— a special online series showcasing a rare selection of early self-portraits by Thomas Kinkade, most of which have never been publicly shown before.

THEATRICAL RELEASE!

We're thrilled to announce the theatrical release of the acclaimed film and documentary on Thomas Kinkade, Art For Everybody, coming to New York City on March 28th! Followed by a Q&A with Director Miranda Yousef.

Celebrate the release of the expanded and remastered edition of The Artist's Guide to Sketching, originally co-written by James Gurney and Thomas Kinkade in 1982, at our Carmel event this weekend! This is a chance to meet James Gurney and Nanette Kinkade, get your copy signed, and experience this updated classic.

The new and expanded edition of the classic, “The Artist’s Guide to Sketching” is forthcoming in February 2025.

We remember Thomas Kinkade, who was born on January 19th, what would have been his 67th birthday. Known for his ability to capture light and warmth, his artwork continues to inspire and connect with people worldwide…

As we wrap up 2024, we want to take a moment to reflect on our accomplishments and express our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who supported The Kinkade Family Foundation this year.

🌟❄ Happy Holidays from the Kinkade Family Foundation!

Thomas Kinkade was passionate about painting outdoors, a practice known as en plein air, which is rooted in the tradition of early 20th-century French Impressionist painters. He sought to capture the dynamic effects of light throughout the day and the changes in nature across the seasons.

Thomas Kinkade was drawn to capturing landscapes and the changing foliage in all four seasons. While he painted many spring and summer scenes, he also enjoyed depicting the striking colors of fall foliage.

Watch this rare peek into Thomas's painting process as he paints en plein air as a crowd gathers to watch him work.

In honor of September 11, 2001, Thomas Kinkade painted The Season of Giving and The Light of Freedom for the Salvation Army. The proceeds from the sales of these two paintings raised over $2 million for the Salvation Army's Ground Zero Relief Fund to help the victims of September 11th.

"I've painted flowers for years, but rarely have I painted still-lifes. "Lilac Bouquet, 2002", features an assortment of flowers celebrating the beauty of spring."

Running out of canvas or board to paint on didn't stop Thomas Kinkade from painting. He just used what he had nearby. In this case, a cassette tape holder!

"I am a gardener with a paint brush whose loveliest flowers bloom on canvas.” Thomas Kinkade said. Like many artists, Thomas Kinkade drew inspiration and subject matter in gardens. As a young artist in 1985, Kinkade traveled to Claude Monet's legendary gardens in Giverny, France, where Monet found inspiration nearly a century earlier.