Painter of Light, Indeed

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upholds $2.1 million judgment against Kinkade's company for fraudulent business practices.

Comments

[Leighton]

Where I work, the more often a prospective client talks about God's plans and blessings, the more likely it is that they're trying to commit immigration fraud, and tossing the God-language at us in hopes that we won't notice. (The R visa category, for religious leaders and workers, is far and away the biggest source of immigration fraud in the U.S.) It's sad that one of the strongest and most visible legacies of the spread of evangelical Christianity over the decades is the development of an entire subculture that's vulnerable to the same style of con.

[Zossima]

"God became my art agent..." No comment needed.

[Lin Wells]

I worked in insurance claims. When a claimant came out testifying to their relationship with God, everyone in the business considered it a fraud indicator. It was a fairly reliable indicator

[dr dobson]

I'm just impressed that the "Painter of Light" screwed over two gallery owners who themselves are named after candles ("Hazelwood" and "Spinello" sure sound like candle flavors to me).

Kincade's brilliant piece on NASCAR is pure genius. I became born-again just watching the commercial for it (and patriotic at the same time; it was like a double-orgasm).

I'm going to play some Bill Gaither records tonight if I can find any layin' around the house.

[april]

So nice to see bad, profit-inspired art-like representations take a hit.