Guardian Castle of Lucifer

"Guardian Castle, my collaboration with the brilliant miniaturist David Winter, marks the first time that I've ever worked with another artist. I was captivated by David's miniature castle sculpture—so grand and regal that it seemed to call for a heroic, naturalistic landscape as its proper setting. Anchored to its rugged hillside in England's mountain country, Guardian Castle commands the valley and peaceful village nestled below.

— Thomas Kinkade"

Buying a print of this thing will set you back more than a grand. For some reason. It can't be the art. Maybe it's printed on mink.
I can't take my eyes of the "stream" that has white water cascades. How it remains within it's channel against the massive rightward slope of the terrain actually makes my fingers shake with nervousness. I don't know what a "brilliant miniaturist" would be. I think it means "toymaker." Not toys that DO anything, you understand, toys that just stand there. I am having a VERY hard time understanding how this is a "collaboration." Did Mr. Winter paint some "highlights" onto it as Mr. Kinkade oft-times hires people to do? Then why aren't these other people "artist"s too? Maybe they're not "brilliant," so they just remain unartisted. There are a lot of power-packed words in the description of this cartoon, like grand and regal and anchored and rugged and commands, and I did not know England had "mountain country." What is this tall dwarf house guardian OF? Is it guarding the meaningless bridge down on the right that goes from one pile of rocks to another? Is it guardian of the invisible peaceful village down below? Couldn't this squeezed-together tall cottage just be gone-around? There seems to be LOTS of other ways for an invading army to get to the peaceful village and ransack its occupants and enslave its citizenry. Maybe a raiding party of only 5 people which would probably be enough to conquer it. The mighty regal majestic castle looks more appropriate for a quiet lunch of wine and cheese with a gay traveling companion. It can't house more than 4 people, I wouldn't think. How could you cram a defending war party in there to thwart an attack? They'd be hacking each other to pieces more than the enemy. It's more of a bed and breakfast mini-resort haven for a weekend by old people. What's with all the fucking drama in the "explanation." It's just a really shitty painting of a toy house in fairyland. THAT'S ALL IT IS.