A Thomas Kinkade Christmas

I recently visited Lily at  <a href="http://christmas-believe.blogspot.com/">http://christmas-believe.blogspot.com/</a>, and her post about her favorite Christmas Mugs, I noticed a jigsaw puzzle in the background that looked like a Thomas Kinkade puzzle.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz3ziR8s1c3XdyJHe3nTGCGbhKogA0xHOLk2eR6KMlZarxakbryjCsMpnFBeQP62c0MbcrTkd_cOYabHZ2kCxJ-gi6sH1WcB_spzcGjItdZCm2Bxbrkadmh40rM6rIi_zyi4yg9-lU1-LY/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz3ziR8s1c3XdyJHe3nTGCGbhKogA0xHOLk2eR6KMlZarxakbryjCsMpnFBeQP62c0MbcrTkd_cOYabHZ2kCxJ-gi6sH1WcB_spzcGjItdZCm2Bxbrkadmh40rM6rIi_zyi4yg9-lU1-LY/s400/003.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Thomas Kinkade book.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> I asked her if indeed it was a Kinkade puzzle, I love his artwork, and she got back to me and said that it was and that she too loves his work.<br /><br /><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/258337950/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="370" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/258337950_XtGpXTsI_c.jpg" width="554" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=images+of+thomas+kinkade%27s+christmas+at+graceland&hl=en&sa=X&biw=996&bih=600&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnso&tbnid=4llGEtBdBUhwXM:&imgrefurl=http://www.artofthesouth.com/Thomas_Kinkade/gracelandchristmasbythomaskinkade.php&docid=4G2XquX5FCOHHM&w=600&h=401&ei=m-uFTrvGCcbq0QHct9jSDw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=77&vpy=149&dur=83&hovh=183&hovw=275&tx=136&ty=110&page=1&tbnh=122&tbnw=148&start=0&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">google.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/dsavinell/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Dorothy</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div><br />Christmas at Graceland<br /><br />I won't tell you the rest of what she said, because she may post about it herself, but we both share a love for his artwork.<br /><br /><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/258311759/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="422" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/258311759_Kypd4rJK_c.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=images+of+thomas+kinkade%27s+christmas+memories,+1994&hl=en&sa=X&biw=996&bih=600&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnso&tbnid=gxcaDVPeoKhrbM:&imgrefurl=http://www.russianpaintings.net/russian_paintings.vphp%3Fauthor%3D961%26p%3D24%26sort%3Dsize&docid=Z86kfUzjXsDQkM&w=500&h=422&ei=t-mFTriIN-n40gHD7onYDw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=234&vpy=282&dur=3&hovh=206&hovw=244&tx=123&ty=122&page=2&tbnh=114&tbnw=159&start=15&ndsp=16&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:15" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">google.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/dsavinell/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Dorothy</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div><br />Christmas Memories, 1994<br /><br /> I first heard of him at my friend Ginnie's house. She too is a big fan of his work. <br /><br /><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/258297969/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="375" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/258297969_GLX3qwRK_c.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://galleryone.com/fineart/holidays/KINVI1C.html" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">galleryone.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/dsavinell/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Dorothy</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div><br />Village Christmas, 1997<br /><br /> She has a couple of his smaller framed pictures, books, and some other things that friends bought for her.<br /><br /><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/258290493/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="324" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/258290493_c2QoHjA5_c.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=images+of+thomas+kinkade%27s+sleigh+ride,+1996&hl=en&sa=X&biw=996&bih=600&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnso&tbnid=24w3xuo7BfwCjM:&imgrefurl=http://galleryone.com/fineart/holidays/KINSU8.html&docid=5x1yWTFRbtPLxM&w=500&h=324&ei=VOiFTsqWI-Px0gHRgoT2Dw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=79&vpy=307&dur=829&hovh=181&hovw=279&tx=104&ty=108&page=1&tbnh=113&tbnw=156&start=0&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:10,s:0" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">google.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/dsavinell/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Dorothy</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div><br />Sunday Evening Sleigh Ride, 1996<br /><br />I was fascinated at how he is able to capture the warm glow of light in his artwork. <br /><br /><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/258263786/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="450" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/258263786_Vuy8S8nS_c.jpg" width="554" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=images+of+thomas+kinkade%27s+st.+nicholas+circle,+1993&hl=en&sa=X&biw=996&bih=600&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnso&tbnid=9fK_3lVgKb438M:&imgrefurl=http://galleryone.com/fineart/christmas/KINST1.html&docid=E2S6qfIh0viIFM&itg=1&w=600&h=488&ei=4eaFTqfwD6Hq0gGDi7nGDw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=369&vpy=203&dur=2446&hovh=202&hovw=249&tx=119&ty=104&page=1&tbnh=114&tbnw=161&start=0&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:7,s:0" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">google.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/dsavinell/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Dorothy</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div><br />St. Nicholas Circle, 1993<br /><br /> His paintings are beautiful and always takes me back to another time when life was more simpler. <br /><br /><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/258248854/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="367" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/258248854_osgZB8K9_c.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://www.wallpaperweb.org/wallpaper/drawing/christmas-at-the-courthouse-by-thomas-kinkade_39608.htm" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">wallpaperweb.org</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/dsavinell/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Dorothy</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div><br />Christmas at the Courthouse, 1990<br /><br /> It's like I could just stare into the picture and want to be there.<br /><br /><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/258219151/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="397" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/258219151_5VdvVRlf_c.jpg" width="554" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=images+of+thomas+kinkade%27s+victorian+christmas&hl=en&sa=X&biw=996&bih=600&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnso&tbnid=C0ZqjrarWtaMtM:&imgrefurl=http://le-monde-de-catherine.blogspot.com/2010/12/we-will-have-white-christmas-but-today.html&docid=YLwAjWzvlBqZxM&w=600&h=431&ei=5-OFTrrDK8LH0AGdxZQG&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=410&vpy=145&dur=1940&hovh=190&hovw=265&tx=138&ty=121&page=1&tbnh=121&tbnw=161&start=0&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">google.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/dsavinell/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Dorothy</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div><br />Victorian Christmas, 1993<br /><br /> Couldn't you imagine yourself there? <br /><br /><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/258202752/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="315" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/258202752_jBU8Q9DU_c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=thomas+kinkade+christmas+images&hl=en&sa=X&biw=996&bih=600&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=wyShL25FfSVwaM:&imgrefurl=http://youtubejam.blogspot.com/2008_12_01_archive.html&docid=lfB347B6WioJQM&w=400&h=315&ei=V-KFTsCjIuLV0QHv_K3ZDw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=543&vpy=300&dur=98650&hovh=199&hovw=253&tx=187&ty=100&page=5&tbnh=107&tbnw=141&start=51&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:13,s:51" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">google.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/dsavinell/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Dorothy</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div><br />Victorian Christmas, 1992<br /><br /> I chose to share his Christmas artwork since my blog is of a Christmas nature, but he has many, many other beautiful paintings of spring, summer, fall, and the lovely English/Irish countryside, etc.<br /><br /><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/258192357/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="387" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/258192357_IGp1y0Lv_c.jpg" width="509" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=thomas+kinkade+christmas+images&hl=en&sa=X&biw=996&bih=600&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=CIGL-XIaKUvZKM:&imgrefurl=http://www.artofthesouth.com/Thomas_Kinkade/hometownchristmasmemoriesbythomaskinkade.php&docid=Ap2r05YqznXwEM&w=509&h=387&ei=V-KFTsCjIuLV0QHv_K3ZDw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=235&vpy=283&dur=3788&hovh=196&hovw=258&tx=178&ty=96&page=4&tbnh=106&tbnw=141&start=35&ndsp=16&ved=1t:429,r:12,s:35" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">google.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/dsavinell/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Dorothy</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div><br />Hometown Christmas Memories<br /><br />You can visit his online gallery of all his artworks <a href="http://www.thomaskinkade.com/magi/servlet/com.asucon.ebiz.catalog.web.tk.CatalogServlet?catalogAction=ArtHome">Here</a>.<br /><br /><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/258159260/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="369" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/258159260_Fau602hS_c.jpg" width="554" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=images+of+thomas+kinkade%27s+christmas+eve+1991&hl=en&sa=X&biw=996&bih=600&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnso&tbnid=Kxt2nm75eYZL-M:&imgrefurl=http://kubilos.net/ox-thomas-kinkade-christmas-eve.htm&docid=0g0u2hcEFqL8cM&w=1200&h=800&ei=a-CFTvzzGKvF0AG4_bDyDw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=89&vpy=146&dur=1521&hovh=183&hovw=275&tx=133&ty=113&page=1&tbnh=117&tbnw=173&start=0&ndsp=14&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">google.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/dsavinell/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Dorothy</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div><br />Christmas Eve, 1991<br /><br /> I googled all of these images, but they are all in my book at the top of this post, <br /><br /><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/258142731/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="402" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/258142731_Lz2mYIvt_c.jpg" width="554" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=thomas+kinkade+christmas+images&hl=en&sa=X&biw=996&bih=600&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=r6lnYM-iPLY63M:&imgrefurl=http://my.opera.com/Jesting/albums/showpic.dml%3Falbum%3D176922%26picture%3D2638193&docid=jH1DE0EuxoJJwM&w=640&h=465&ei=hNuFTpnOH8TI0AG1g7j6Dw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=98&vpy=166&dur=8138&hovh=191&hovw=263&tx=188&ty=120&page=2&tbnh=114&tbnw=179&start=8&ndsp=12&ved=1t:429,r:4,s:8" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">google.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/dsavinell/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Dorothy</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div><br />Christmas Cottage<br /><br /><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/258086451/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="399" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/258086451_Y2z2SfSb_c.jpg" width="554" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=thomas+kinkade+christmas+images&hl=en&sa=X&biw=996&bih=600&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=MNz37Gp05uVKoM:&imgrefurl=http://www.piersidegallery.com/artists/kinkade/&docid=vWZrl-3hnUmnWM&w=570&h=411&ei=9dqFTobbNsX20gG53eTbDw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=289&vpy=158&dur=531&hovh=191&hovw=264&tx=154&ty=112&page=1&tbnh=141&tbnw=179&start=0&ndsp=8&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">google.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/dsavinell/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Dorothy</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div><br />Blessings Christmas<br /><br />except for this one above. I love this picture!!<br /><br /><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/259304818/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="435" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/259304818_MwSjRKM4_c.jpg" width="554" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://galleryone.com/fineart/holidays/KINHO6.html" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">galleryone.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/dsavinell/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Dorothy</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div><br />Home for the Holidays, 1991<br /><br />I hope you enjoyed his artwork as much as I do. He really has quite a gift to be able to draw his viewers into another place in time!I am linking this post to <a href="http://5minutesjustforme.blogspot.com/">Natasha's</a> Pinning and Singing on the Weekend Party. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://5minutesjustforme.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-R-MBCN_iPtw/TjyKsfFslPI/AAAAAAAAHUo/foX3WUUv6NY/15670590030.jpg" /></a></center>

A Thomas Kinkade Christmas

I recently visited Lily at   http://christmas-believe.blogspot.com/ , and her post about her favorite Christmas Mugs, I noticed a jigsaw puz...

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