Ken Danby could be considered the Canadian answer to Thomas Kinkade – a stunningly prolific artist (650 original works in a 40-year career) who inspires revulsion in the art world for his nostalgic simplicity and his willingness to mass market his work, even to the extent of signing machine-made reproductions. Still, “Danby’s clientele know what they like and they are legion. His 1998 show at the Carrier Gallery attracted, he says, 10,000 visitors and sold $1.25 million-worth of pictures.”