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Tag Archives: Paintings
The Painter Who Followed the Light
Thomas Kinkade celebrates life and portrays death through his art
Growing up, the Thomas Kinkade store in Staten Island Mall served as a landmark to me and my family. Some of my most distinct childhood memories are of roaming those aisles of paintings for hours, while my mom and aunt … Continue reading
1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die: Revised and Updated 2011 edited by Stephen Farthing
Caution this book is for the well-studied who possess a fine eye
A friend once said to me “competitions are only as good as the judges,” and so it goes that a book on 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die can only be as good as its editor. When I … Continue reading
