Original sentence: He spent a summer on a sketching tour with a college friend, producing a popular instructional book, The Artist's Guide to Sketching.Kincade grew up in the small town of Placerville, California.Kinkade claims to emphasize simple pleasures and intends to communicate inspirational, life-affirming messages through his paintings.Some also complain that his paintings are pretty but substanceless.Thomas Kinkade (1958–) is an American painter, prints of whose works are popular for display in the home.While working on the film, Kinkade began to explore light and imaginative worlds
Edited sentence: As a devout Christian, Kinkade uses his gift as a vehicle to communicate and spread inherent life-affirming values.He spent a summer on a sketching tour with a college friend, producing the best-selling instructional book, The Artist's Guide to Sketching.It was also during this time that Kinkade began to explore light and imaginative worlds with abandon.It was also during this time that Kinkade began to explore the world around him.It was while growing up in the small town of Placerville, California that these important values were nurtured.Kinkade comes from a modest background and emphasizes simple pleasures and inspirational messages through his paintings.Others complain that his paintings are pretty but substanceless.Thomas Kinkade (born 1958) is an American painter, prints of whose works are popular for display in the home