Select Wall Color

Send as a Postcard   |   Back

I've been called "the official artist of Christmas," and my rich holiday memories began in the town that still means hometown America to me. The Placerville of my youth was a place where people took time to know their neighbors, to stroll the village lane with a hello to passers-by, and even to walk the family dog.
In a sense my Hometown Christmas Memories sums up my twenty-five year career as a published artist. I published my first print while living in Placerville, and my always supportive wife Nanette made it available to locals via a small sales table at the town shopping center.
Years later my memories of small town life inspired a painting entitled Hometown Memories that embodied the nostalgic images of my youth. The current offering recreates that painting but with the blaze of holiday light. A freshly fallen snow has rendered the village lane pristine. The luminous radiance dancing upon the ground and the twinkling glow from the holiday decorations reminds us that Christmas is truly the season of lights.
I believe that everyone has a dream hometown buried somewhere in their subconscious. Hometown Christmas Memories recreates the fondest aspects of my own childhood hometown dream.

    -Thomas Kinkade