Portrait Of a Girl In Love

Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty

Portrait Of a Girl In Love #437

pen, ink, and acrylic paint on Bristol paper

2.5" x 3.5" (6.35 cm x 8.89 cm) 

NOT A PRINT OR REPRODUCTION

202106053

© copyright Mike Kraus

To purchase, please visit: https://www.etsy.com/listing/562164038/girl-in-love-437-artist-trading-cards-25

This artist trading card or ACEO (Art Card Editions and Originals) is frameable, collectible, enjoyable and can be given as a special gift for a birthday, wedding, new baby, anniversary, thank you or other occasion.  It is a one-of-a-kind original work of art, NOT A PRINT OR REPRODUCTION. It is signed on the back and lends itself to framing in a standard trading card frame or book.

Having Fun During COVID-19

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Mike Kraus was born on the industrial shoreline of Muskegon, Michigan. After earning his Fine Arts Degree from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, he attended Grand Valley State University for his graduate degree. From there, he gained varied experiences from the Chicago Architecture Foundation, Art Institute of Chicago, Hauenstein Center For Presidential Studies, Lollypop Farm Humane Society, and the Children's Memorial Foundation. And every place he worked, he had his sketchbook with him and found ways to be actively creative. In 2014, Kraus became a full-time artist by establishing Mike Kraus Art. Since then, he has sold thousands of paintings that are displayed in nearly every state and dozens of countries. Currently, Kraus lives in Rochester, New York with his beautiful wife and goofy dog.

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Portrait Of a Girl In Love

Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty

Portrait Of a Girl In Love #432

pen, ink, and acrylic paint on Bristol paper

2.5" x 3.5" (6.35 cm x 8.89 cm) 

NOT A PRINT OR REPRODUCTION

202106043

© copyright Mike Kraus

To purchase, please visit: https://www.etsy.com/listing/562164038/girl-in-love-432-artist-trading-cards-25

This artist trading card or ACEO (Art Card Editions and Originals) is frameable, collectible, enjoyable and can be given as a special gift for a birthday, wedding, new baby, anniversary, thank you or other occasion.  It is a one-of-a-kind original work of art, NOT A PRINT OR REPRODUCTION. It is signed on the back and lends itself to framing in a standard trading card frame or book.

Having Fun During COVID-19

https://mikekraus.blogspot.com/p/covid-19coronavirus-resources.html

Mike Kraus was born on the industrial shoreline of Muskegon, Michigan. After earning his Fine Arts Degree from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, he attended Grand Valley State University for his graduate degree. From there, he gained varied experiences from the Chicago Architecture Foundation, Art Institute of Chicago, Hauenstein Center For Presidential Studies, Lollypop Farm Humane Society, and the Children's Memorial Foundation. And every place he worked, he had his sketchbook with him and found ways to be actively creative. In 2014, Kraus became a full-time artist by establishing Mike Kraus Art. Since then, he has sold hundreds of paintings that are displayed in nearly every state and dozens of countries. Currently, Kraus lives in Rochester, New York with his beautiful wife and goofy dog.

For more information or custom order, please visit:

Store: MikeKrausArt.etsy.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MikeKrausArt

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/MikeKraus/

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LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/mkraus

Twitter: http://twitter.com/MikeKrausBlog

Life on the American Plains

Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty 

Life on the American Plains

acrylic paint on wooden panel

30" x 80" (76.2 cm x 203.2 cm)

201908076

© copyright Michael Kraus

To purchase, please visit: https://www.etsy.com/listing/215816307/life-on-the-american-plains-original

Thanks to everyone who came out for my Brightscapes art opening. I really appreciate it.

For those who were unable to make it, we missed you. But, there's still an opportunity to see the show along with art by Nora Gelb Designs, Ann Dauphin, David Tay, and Kim Gagnier-Lester, guest chef Chris Hobaica , music by: Nick LeDuc, Ryan Barski, Tuesday extended Happy Hours, Wednesday $1 oysters, Thursday no corkage, and so much more.

Mendon 64

1369 Pittsford Mendon Rd

Mendon, New York 14506

(585) 433-9464

dining@mendon64.com 

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To see more of Mike Kraus' artwork, please visit: MikeKrausArt.etsy.com  

Michael Kraus was born on the industrial shoreline of Muskegon, Michigan. After earning his Fine

Arts Degree from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, he attended Grand Valley State

University for his graduate degree. From there, he gained varied experiences from the Chicago

Architecture Foundation, Art Institute of Chicago, Hauenstein Center For Presidential Studies,

Lollypop Farm Humane Society, and the Children's Memorial Foundation. And every place he

worked, he had his sketchbook with him and found ways to be actively creative. In 2014, Kraus

became a full-time artist by establishing Mike Kraus Art. Since then, he has sold hundreds of

paintings that are displayed in nearly every state and dozens of countries. Currently, Kraus lives in

Rochester, New York with his beautiful wife and goofy dog.

For more information or custom order, please visit:

Store: MikeKrausArt.etsy.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MikeKrausArt
Instagram: https://instagram.com/mikekrausart

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Twitter: http://twitter.com/MikeKrausBlog

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/mkraus

Life on the American Plains

Life on the American Plains, 2017

acrylic paint on canvas board

10" x 20" (25.4 cm x 50.8 cm)

201710110

© copyright Michael Kraus

To purchase, please visit: https://www.etsy.com/listing/553921218/original-acrylic-painting-life-on-the

I can see the fields sprawl over the landscape to the curvature of the earth.  A horizon so distant it seems impossible to reach.  Yet, the winds from that distance cause my ears to twitch when the silence turns to a roar of wheat rustling from miles around.  Somewhere is a world of people, parties, and extravagance.  Here, the only thing is the self, solitude, and simplicity.  

This painting would great in an average sized space that is dark red, orange, dark yellow, green, blue, purple, black, white, gray, beige, or wood.

Mike Kraus was born on the industrial shoreline of Muskegon, Michigan. After earning his Fine Arts Degree from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, he attended Grand Valley State University for his graduate degree. From there, he gained varied experiences from the Chicago Architecture Foundation, Art Institute of Chicago, Hauenstein Center For Presidential Studies, Lollypop Farm Humane Society, and the Children's Memorial Foundation. And every place he worked, he had his sketchbook with him and found ways to be actively creative. In 2014, Kraus became a full-time artist by establishing Mike Kraus Art. Since then, he has sold hundreds of paintings that are displayed in nearly every state and dozens of countries. Currently, Kraus lives in Rochester, New York with his beautiful wife and goofy dog.

For more information or custom order, please visit:

Store: MikeKrausArt.etsy.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MikeKrausArt

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See my work in person at:

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 Penfield, NY 14526 
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Life On the American Plains

Life On the American Plains, 2015

acrylic on canvas board

10" x 20" (25.4 cm x 50.8 cm) 

© copyright Mike Kraus

To purchase, please visit: https://www.etsy.com/listing/233935013/life-on-the-american-plains-original

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There are fields as far as she can see.  And she can see the curvature of the earth.  A road that only reaches the horizon.  There's a whole world of people, parties, and extravagance.  But here, it's all about the self, solitude, and simplicity.  

This painting would great in a space that is maroon, light green, dark blue, purple, beige, black, natural wood or a dark space.

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The Waitress

 

The Waitress, 2015

pen, ink, and marker on paper

4" x 6" (10.2 cm x 15.2 cm) in a frame

© copyright Mike Kraus

To purchase, please visit: https://www.etsy.com/listing/228416273/the-waitress-original-drawing-4-x-6-with

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She's been on her feet all night long.  Taking orders and attitude from customers.   The food was prepared somewhere in Iowa, frozen, shipped, thawed, thrown on a plate, and served with a smile.  Every couple of minutes, the drinks are refilled.  She cleans up the mess the kids left on the table and wishes you a "wonderful night" dropping off the check.  When she sees she was left a 5% tip, she wonders how she'll ever get the student loan debt collectors off her back.

This painting would look best in a space that is deep red, yellow, orange, dark green, navy blue, purple,  white, or beige

For more information or custom order, please visit:

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Where I'm From

Where I'm From, 2014

pen, ink, graphite on paper

11" x 14" 

© copyright Mike Kraus

To purchase, please visit: https://www.etsy.com/listing/203235458/where-im-from-original-ink-drawing-11-x?

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Where I'm from reveals who I am.  A small working class town on the shores of western Michigan during industrial decline.  Families packing up and leaving for far off places just for the opportunity to work at a decent wage.  But that struggle has made the community stronger as it fights to revive downtown with new shops, residences, and breweries.  Sometimes it's best to be the underdog.

This drawing would look best in almost any space with it's neutral tones.  The paper is a light pink hue.

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