it is definitive proof of authenticity. I remember seeing a clip of the Barbera guy from Hanna/Barbera cartoon fame. He had a pen that contained ink with his DNA in it to discourage counterfeits.
Devoted Exmo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Ew, ew, ew!! Do you think it was an ego thing? > People said he liked to "mark his territory." ===================================
maybe it made the paint better? I seem to remember that some paint or varnish finishes during the renaissance had blood in them - I think it was a finish for violins? Scraping the barrel of my memory bank here...
I had a friend who knew Kinkade well. The man was both a gifted artist and quite eccentric in his personal life. Funny how those two things tend to go together.