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tavernier

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15. Nice!

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Jul 29, 2025, 05:45 PM

Jul 29

I too had heard that TK was a Republican and it had turned me off of his work. I still find that style a bit too romantic for my tastes. I like the grizzlier reflections of life, such as Mr. Rembrandt’s collection. (Once on tour at the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, I stumbled on a hallway filled with his works, on loan from museums around the world.. I nearly swooned from joy and almost got into a fight with our tour director who gave us five minutes to walk the hallway before venturing on to other things. Blasphemy!)

Anyway, my apologies to Mr. Kinkade. And thanks to his family for that.

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