romantic paint.

this picture is by Thomas Kinkade.

Thomas Kinkade, the celebrated Painter of Light, is the most widely collected living artist in the world. His tranquil, light-infused paintings affirm the basic values of family, home, faith in God, and the luminous beauty of nature. He lives in Northern California.

Whether he is painting tranquil, small-town America, thatched cottages, flower-drenched gardens or bustling cities, Northern California painter Kinkade suffuses his canvases with a subtly ethereal light. This mysterious light is the unifying force in appealing pictures that reaffirm hope, beauty and a sense of life's possibilities.

Kinkade grew up in the small town of Placerville, California, graduated from high school in 1976, and attended the University of California, Berkeley and the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. A key feature of Thomas Kinkade's paintings are their glowing highlights and saturated pastel colors. Rendered in a naturalistic American Scene Painting values, his works often portray bucolic, idyllic settings such as gardens, streams, stone cottages, and Main Streets. His hometown of Placerville is the setting of many of his street and snow scenes. He has also depicted various Christian themes including the Christian cross and churches.

Kinkade says he is placing emphasis on the value of simple pleasures and that his intent is to communicate inspirational, life-affirming messages through his work. A self-described "devout Christian", Kinkade has said he gains his inspiration from his religious beliefs and that his work is intended to contain a larger moral dimension. He has also said that his goal as an artist is to touch people of all faiths, to bring peace and joy into their lives through the images he This is a beautiful painting . Your eyes are attracted to darkness and in this painting their are dramatic colors and its a romantic. Your focus is directed to the top of the painting on the raining. In the middle you see the rain painting and the lights which is so beutifull. Then your focus is directed to the bottom of the painting. The bottom of the painting has dark colors and you see a massive cliff. This is a great painting and is extremely united. The painting Units the beauty of the romantic rain part. the colors are kind of dark blueish, and every background is pretty much with the dark color. Because this painting is a raining at night.