Evening Glow ("Christmas Cottage X") Thom painted Christmas cottages for a whole decade. Evening Glow is his very last one. (See Thom's comments below) This one the very last of the Christmas Cottage series depicts a wonderful winter scene of a mountain cottage nestled among the tall pine trees along a flowing creek. A scene such as this is often found throughout the foothills of the Sierra mountains around Thom's home town of Placerville CA. Evening Glow features 10 hidden N's in tribute to his wife, Nanette. ++++ Limited edition Gallery Proof (G/P) CANVAS 361/1100 ++++ Thom created this painting in 1999 ++++ Certificate of Limitation and Authenticity included ++++ This canvas is luminous and has been Hand Highlighted! The painting literally glows like the lights are shining in the cottage. This is also one of the paintings that change the time of day depending how much light you are shining on it. With medium light it looks like sunset, with more light it reflects back as if it is sunrise ~~ Pure magic! (At the time of purchase you will receive coaching on lighting with dimmer switch) ++++ 16" x 20" CANVAS elegantly framed in Thom approved museum quality 25" x 29" Gold frame ++++ Brass plaque with legend "Evening Glow ~~ Thomas Kinkade" ++++ Theme ~~ Lights shining through Christmas Cottage, river, snow and ice ++++About Gallery Proof Editions ~~ Gallery Proof Edition (G/P) A Gallery Proofs issued in quantities significantly smaller than S/N. They can be distinguished from the S/N edition by the unique gold foil remarque stamped onto the image and the designation of G/P in the numbering process.

+++++ And this is what Thomas Kinkade said about this work +++++ "I've kept my promise to myself and to my public and there's great satisfaction in that. When, in 1990, I launched my decade-long celebration of the season with Christmas Cottage, I had no clear idea of the challenges such a monumental print portfolio would present. Now, as I conlcude the series with Evening Glow, I can tell you that I also had no idea of the pleasures it would provide. In this series I've delighted in the festive hustle-bustle of the holidays; I've also savored the delicious tranquility of a winter evening. I wanted to convey both moods of the season in this concluding piece. I've tried to create a sense of joyous activity in the warmly lit cottage; the carefully painted footsteps announce the arrival of loved ones who've gathered within perhaps to celebrate Christmas Eve. The stream, not yet frozen for skating, murmurs its echo of the holiday cheer within. For the passerby for us all is hushed; the holiday suffused in a golden glow of memory. And though the series ends, a new millennium is just around the corner. Who knows what expression of hope and peace next year's Christmas will bring? " ~~ Thomas Kinkade

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Kinkade Trivia Did you know..... ++++ A tribute to Norman Rockwell appears in Tom's paintings of Victorian Christmas I, Hometown Memories I and A Holiday Gathering. ++++ Lamplight Lane was painted in Cotswold (the South of England) and was a housewarming gift for Nanette. ++++ Blessings of Autumn and Amber Afternoon were inspired by a trip to Vermont. ++++ Beatrix Potter was a famous author who lived in the painting "Julianne's Cottage." ++++ The paitning "Paris, Eiffel Tower" has a special "floating" tribute to Claude Monet. ++++ The Painting "Flags Over The Capital" was commissioned by a retired California politician. ++++ The name of the historic hotel in "Ocean Avenue, Carmel" was The Pine Inn.