Thomas Kinkade was born a 19th January of 1958 in Placerville (California). His parents divorced when he was 5 years old. He always felt a strong interest for art.
There was not too much money in his home, and he worked as a paperboy. When he was 16 years old, he started to work as a painter apprentice of the artist Glen Wessels. His mother was his biggest support in his love for painting.