Thomas Kinkade

When I chatted with my Texan friend on Skype, he told me that my favorite American painter, Thomas Kinkade, died.

Kincade was only 54 years old when he died.

When talking about celebrities, if you want to shorten their name, it's common to use the last name, unless their first name is fairly unique.

I have visited one of his art galleries in America.

In stead of buying his prints, I bought his art book because I can see more of his artwork.

Every time I go to America, I like buying his calendars when I go to America.

My Texan friend told me on Skype that my favorite American painter, Thomas Kinkade, has died.

Just changed the order a bit. ^^

I read some articles he shared with me.

Same here. ^^

Kinkade was only 54 years old when he died.

I have visited one of his art galleries in America.

At the time, I was looking to buy one of his prints, but it was a bit too expensive.

In stead of buying his prints, I bought an art book that contains more of his artwork.

"because I can see" and "that contains" have very different meanings, but I switched them because it did not seem like a natural sentence.

Every time I go to America, I like to buy his calendars.

I've thought of using his artwork to practice landscapes, but I haven't painted them yet.