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Title |
Edinburgh, Scotland |
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Series |
Landmark Series |
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Size |
12" x 16", 18" x 24" |
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Issue Date |
2004 |
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Availability* |
Not Sold Out
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Description |
"I had never imagined that any city in these islands could be at once so beautiful and fantastic." -J.B. Priestley |
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The decades-long love affair between the Kinkade family and the British Isles continues with "Edinburgh, Scotland," my plein air portrayal of a city of almost magical charm. |
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Ever since Nanette and I first walked the rural pathways of the Cotswolds, I have greatly admired the humble cottages as well as the elegant manor houses of England, where the aura of long, continuous occupation touches every dwelling with a special digni |
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But I've never had so strong a sense of the living Middle Ages as I did when I sat before my easel overlooking Edinburgh's famed Old Town. The towers and turrets of the magnificent castle and the spires of churches contrast with the horizontal sweep of co |
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In "Edinburgh, Scotland" the works of God and the works of man exist in an almost miraculous harmony. Here, truly, is a city built for quiet contemplation and civilized living. On the day I sat down to paint her, fleecy clouds added their dappled shadows |
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~ Thomas Kinkade |
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