Unbelievable -- if there is a G-d, Her sense of humor is, as usual, frightening.

On the bright side, at least he'll qualify for a seeing-eye Schwimmer.

This just makes me incredibly sad.

Apparently he's 'spinning' at the Guggenheim First Friday tonight.

well...fuck. Why can't Thomas Kinkade go blind?

Oy bey!

Couldn't happen to a nicer plagiarist hack.

@kathotdog: I've prayed for that every night, but God is hard of hearing in his old age.

Noooo! I love his work. I know people despise him, but I thought his graphic design skills were amazing. This is really sad news.

@famousauthor: do u think his vision issues go back a while and influence his art? the broad lines, the negative space?

This news calls to mind several 4-letter words, none of which are OBEY.

@kathotdog: Are you so sure he didn't? Would explain a lot.

@if_i_only_had_a_heart:There is nothing negative about a Thomas Kinkade Factory Work of Art. It is all positive. Relentlessly positive. Revoltingly so. That's why I invest in them so heavily. When people get tired of Van Gogh, they'll flip to his opposite, and there I am: ready to sell. Am I brilliant, or what?

His influence is everywhere:

[lebowskifest.com]

I find this hard to believe, and wondering how his diabetes could be that out of control.

But, hey, I have two signed posters!