Hello Kinkade Collectors, 

There has been a buzz surrounding the release of Gone With the Wind for about a year now.  We've heard hints and suggestions and now we are proud to present this tribute to the classic 1939 film. 

"Gone with the Wind is a 1939 American historical epic film adapted from Margaret Mitchell's Pulitzer-winning 1936 novel of the same name.  Set in the 19th century American South, the film stars Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard, Olivia de Havilland, and Hattie McDaniel, among others, and tells a story of the American Civil War and Reconstruction era from a Southern point of view.

The film received 10 Academy Awards (8 competitive, 2 honorary), a record that stood for 20 years.  In the American Film Institute's inaugural Top 100 Best American Films of All Time list of 1998, it was ranked fourth, and in 1989 was selected to be preserved by the National Film Registry.  The film was the longest American sound film made up to that time - 3 hours 44 minutes, plus a 15 minute intermission, and was among the first of the major films shot in color (Technicolor), winning the first Academy Award for Best Cinematography in the category for color films. It became the highest-grossing film of all-time shortly after its release, holding the position until 1966; after adjusting for inflation, it has still earned more than any other film in theater rentals." -Wikipedia (See the entire entry here) 

It's easy to see why such an epic film drew Thom's interest and we're sure happy he recognized it's contribution to the history of writing and film production in America.  

Thom has included many elements from the film in the image along with a few other hidden images.  See if you can find any of them below. 

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Enjoy and please let us know what you think as always.  You can visit our Facebook page below.

We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Thanks,
The Original Thomas Kinkade Gallery in Placerville, CA
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Gone With the Wind

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"Romeo and Juliet. Anthony and Cleopatra. History is filled with couples bound together forever in the social mind because of their undeniable and storied relationships. As it was with these others...so it is with Rhett and Scarlett. Indeed, to me, there has been no greater romance ever chronicled than that of the dashing hero and strong-willed heroine of GONE WITH THE WIND™. Perhaps it is the tragic backdrop of the Civil War that serves to enhance the emotional impact of this storied love affair. The ultimate triumph of the human spirit, so well displayed in the film's masterful conclusion kindles the romantic within me...as it can within you.

In my painting, Gone With The Wind, I wanted to capture this central romance but also give a small taste of the gentile old south. Fragrant flowers and lush rolling hills surround Tara, the homestead of the O'Hara family, and serve as quiet sentinels to this way of life. My painting is populated with favorite film characters and rendered in small cinematic vignettes designed to capture all of the drama and nostalgia of this Hollywood spectacular. I truly hope this painting delights all fans of GONE WITH THE WIND. Beyond this, I pray it reminds us all that true love does exist." 

- Thomas Kinkade

Can you find?

Ashley Wilkes, Gerald O'Hara, Mammy, Melanie Hamilton Wilkes, Prissy, Rhett, Scarlett, Dr. Meede's carriage, Tara.

Also hidden in this image...

3 hat shapes for Rhett

3 ribbon shapes for Scarlett