PLACERVILLE, Calif. (AP) -- In Thomas Kinkade's hometown, at the gallery where his art career first took off, an original painting by the self-described "Painter of Light" sat unsold for years.

(CBS/AP) Since Thomas Kinkade's death ... on the phone and online. At Kinkade's original gallery in his hometown of Placerville, Calif., co-owner Nathan Ross says one Kinkade original sold ...

They were sold in hundreds of Thomas Kinkade Signature Galleries across the country. In 2010, Kinkade’s art company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. On a Saturday morning in April 2012 ...

SAN FRANCISCO — California artist Thomas Kinkade ... Satterfield said. Kinkade’s sentimental paintings, with their scenes of country gardens and churches in dewy morning light, were beloved ...

The other woman at the center of the battle over world-famous artist Thomas Kinkade’s estate appeared in court this morning ... a museum of his original paintings there. In documents obtained ...

(FOX40.COM) — The Thomas Kinkade Hometown Gallery in Placerville is ... in every 20 Americans has owned or still owns a Kinkade painting, according to the Kinkade Company. The Placerville ...

Thomas Kinkade ... at the paintings while serene muzak played in the background. A woman started crying in front of a florescent landscape entitled "Blossom Hill Church." She said the church reminded ...

Artist Thomas Kinkade unveils his ... No fewer than seven of his paintings had “cottage” in the title, and others featured storms, bridges and “hometown” scenes. His "earliest hero ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Artist Thomas Kinkade once ... pastoral landscapes in dewy morning light that were beloved by many but criticized by the art establishment. Kinkade died at his home in Los ...