Seaside artworks are one of Thomas Kinkade's most popular subjects. The call of the ocean and crashing waves on rocky cliffs appeal to those who love the sea such as Navy sailors, Merchant Marines, Coast Guard, and anyone who has ever challenged the sea in a boat or ship. The Sea of tranquility ("Seaside Memories V") This might well be the most popular of Thom's lighthouses. The Sea of Tranquility features Thom's first painting to prominently feature a sailboat (named for his wife Nanette), 12 hidden N's in tribute to his wife, and a small love note to Nanette floating in the water. ++++ Limited Edition Studio Proof (S/P) CANVAS This is the highest edition available ~~ the Studio Proof. Only 240 in the world! 57/240 ++++ Thom created this painting in 1998 ++++ The painting literally glows. This is also one of the paintings that change the time of day depending how much light you are shining on it. With medium light it looks like sunset, with more light it reflects back as if it is sunrise ~~ Pure magic! (At the time of purchase you will receive coaching on lighting with dimmer switch) ++++ Signed with a forgery-proof DNA Matrix signature on the front of the canvas ++++ Certificate of Limitation and Authenticity included ++++ Megasize 24" x 36" CANVAS elegantly framed in Thom approved museum quality 30" x 42" Brandy frame ++++ Theme: nautical scene, oceanic, lapping waves, marine, calm after a storm at sea, sailing boat, sailor, sunset, mariner, cottage, landscape, seascape ++++About Studio Proof Editions ~~ Studio Proof Edition (S/P) Studio Proofs do not to exceed 4% of the Standard Numbered edition usually the first 95 to 200 pieces out of Thom's STUDIO! S/P's are first TEXTURED to match every brushstroke of Thom's original! Upon satisfactory completion, Thom finishes all the Hand Highlighting and Hand Signs the front of canvas in GOLD! Hand Remarque and Hand Signed on back of each canvas. Finally, a foil-stamped gold Studio Proof seal is applied to the back. Each Studio Proof is designated by the letters S/P after the print number (starting 7-99 with "Conquering The Storms" Thomas Kinkade will spend more time with the Hand Touched Oil work on each Studio Proof)

+++++ And this is what Thomas Kinkade said about this work +++++ Come now, oh friend, and sail with me Upon the tranquil, calming sea. I search not for a chest of gold Not for fine pearls or treasure olde; I search instead for that which we Will find now in Tranquility. "How true it is that we often sail to distant shores seeking that which lies hidden in our own heart, our own home. The Sea of Tranquility is not a place; it is all places, for it is buried deep within all people. Inside each heart is a private refuge; a place of serene rest which Christ referred to as 'the peace which passes understanding.' I picture this inner sanctuary as a golden ocean of light both warming and refreshing - a place I like to call The Sea of Tranquility. Won't you join me for a sail?" ~~Thomas Kinkade

~~ Thom has said this about Lighthouses ~~ "I love lighthouses. The severe, uncompromising life of service lived by lonely lighthouse keepers possesses a special dignity. Poised between the last outcroppings of land and the vast expanse of the ocean, the lighthouse has become a profound symbol of human life, poised as it is between the transitory and the eternal." - Thomas Kinkade

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