Why Art People Don't Like Thomas Kinkade

There are people that absolutely love Thomas Kinkade...and then there are those of us who despise him.
Art people generally are not in favor of Kinkade, I know I'm not. I was just talking to someone and she asked me my thoughts on Kinkade, and she liked his work and was sort of asking why art people don't like him. Kinkade is the self proclaimed "painter of light" his work is famous for glowing windows and things like that.
I don't like Kinkade's work because it's mass produced kitsch, there are factories that produce over the top floral scenes, cabins with glowing windows, etc. which are sold under Kinkade's name. There are those who would point out that Andy Warhol did the same sort of thing, and they'd be right, however Warhol wasn't really an artist either so we'll skip that debate today. Getting back to Kinkade, art people don't like him because he's ridiculously commercial, you can find almost anything with a Kinkade scene on it...probably even underwear. True art is craftsmanship plus inspiration, art is about beauty and working to perfect something (I'm speaking for myself here, post-modernists and others would disagree, but they can write their own posts.) Thomas Kinkade's work is mass produced like toys from China. Another reason Kinkade is not thought highly of is because his scenes are so synthetic, you couldn't really find them happening in life. People like the scenes because they're like something the people might dream of, like a Disney movie, etc. Anyway, Those are some reasons people in the art world don't like Thomas Kinkade. If you like him, that's your business, just don't call it art.