Oh, Karin, here we go again on Kinkade! I thought we put that one to bed in the Pepsi thread?
As for making a living as a painter, or in any other profession, it is simple.
1. First you must believe you can.
2. Then you must do what it takes to become what you believe.
3. And last, you can't give up on that belief the first time you fail.
Oh course the second part the "doing what it takes" is where I could get into all kinds of controversy. But I won't, I'll just leave that up to each of you to figure out what that means. Since we are all at a different starting point, that part will be different for each person.