Both the Thomas Kinkade’ signed canvases and the Robert Girrard’ signed canvases sold well. When Thomas Kinkade’s Kinkade’ paintings and Girrard’ paintings were both well supplied to Cottage Gallery they were the top two’ selling artists in the gallery. Which name’ sold better was largely dependent on which had more paintings in the gallery at any given time. Eventually, more Kinkade Girrard’ paintings were sold at Cottage Gallery than Kinkade Kinkade’ paintings due to the fact that the gallery received more Kinkade Girrard’ paintings to sell. An interesting story deals with the fact that a prominent art publisher visited Cottage Gallery in the mid 1980’s, looking for art to publish. Both Kinkade Kinkades’ and Kinkade Girrards’ were on display. The publisher inquired about the Kinkade Girrards’, but not the Kinkade Kinkades’. Eventually, the publisher published eight Kinkade Girrard’ images, not knowing they were the work of Thomas Kinkade.