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...painting, The Garden of Prayer. As luck would have it, the artist whose work had so enchanted the couple was no unknown talent laboring in penurious obscurity. In fact, not far from the Sworders' home was a gallery devoted exclusively to the work of Thomas Kinkade, the American painter of the The Garden of Prayer. For around $2,000, a limited-edition oil reproduction of the painting was soon hanging in the Sworders' sitting room. Now Vivienne has a new focus for her collecting zeal. In the past year she has spent more than $15,000 on Kinkade works...
...Devotees like Sworder have made Thomas Kinkade the best-selling living artist in history. At least that's how his slick marketing machine bills him, along with the trademarked moniker, the Painter of Light. Kinkade is also the leading "lifestyle brand" of Media Arts Group, Inc. (MAGI), which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. With nearly $140 million in sales and profits of $14.2 million last year, it claims to be the largest art publisher in the world. The company's stable includes three other artists, but Kinkade alone generates more than 95% of MAGI's gross revenue...
...Well, not quite everyone. "There is a case for good, figurative traditional painting," concedes art critic David Lee, editor of the Jackdaw arts newsletter and a former editor of the London-based Art Review. "The problem with Kinkade's work is that he's not actually a very good painter." But unlike some members of the art establishment who dismiss Kinkade as a purely commercial phenomenon, Lee thinks that because of his success, Kinkade deserves to be taken seriously. "I wouldn't have said that what he's doing, simply because he's clamoring for the lowest common denominator...
...sensuous feel of genuine bear. Alas, the rugs may have worked a little too well, leaving our premises too funky after bacchanalian nights spent on the skin. Now LINOLEUM RUGS offer a wipeable alternative that is as aesthetically pleasing and frankly sexual as its endangered counterpart. Created by L.A. painter Christopher Stearns, the linoleum rugs come in a variety of grid, dot and zigzag patterns. Jack Nicholson and Phil Collins have had intricate hand-cut floors inlaid. Perhaps, like us, they've always found cuddling on linoleum before an open hearth irresistibly romantic...
...stuff, while Jack Nicholson, Ted Danson and Phil Collins have all had intricate hand-cut floors inlaid at their homes by Hollywood designer Laurie Crogan. The tacky old sheeting product has also been refashioned into modern "linoleum rugs." They were born in L.A. a few years back, when abstract painter Christopher Stearns decided to cover up his apartment's ugly kitchen with portable mats rather than install permanent flooring. He chose linoleum for its high kitsch factor as well as its unique feel...