Twilight Woods

Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty

   Twilight Woods #261

gouache paint on bristol paper

2.5 " x 3.5" (6.35 cm x 8.89 cm)

201801004

© copyright Michael Kraus

To purchase, please visit: https://www.etsy.com/listing/555810485/twilight-woods-261-artist-trading-cards

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.

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

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Twilight Woods

Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty

  Twilight Woods #260

gouache paint on bristol paper

2.5 " x 3.5" (6.35 cm x 8.89 cm)

201801003

© copyright Michael Kraus

To purchase, please visit: https://www.etsy.com/listing/237020890/twilight-woods-260-artist-trading-cards

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.

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

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

Instagram: https://instagram.com/mikekrausart

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/mkraus

Twitter: http://twitter.com/MikeKrausBlog

Google+: http://plus.google.com/111168390406803022323/posts

Winds of Change In Peneda-Gerês, Portugal

Winds of Change In Peneda-Gerês, Portugal, 2017

acrylic paint on canvas board

8" x 10"  (20.3 cm x 25.4 cm)

201706069

© copyright Mike Kraus

To purchase, please visit: https://www.etsy.com/listing/202039258/winds-of-change-in-peneda-geres-portugal

10% OFF with coupon code JOINTHEFUN

In the hot, hazy air of the Peneda-Gerês National Park is the light whooshing sound gently coming off the massive blades of the wind turbines.  Embracing a future that reduces the acid rain destroying our food sources and eliminating a major cause debilitating health issues like asthma.  Billions of private sector dollars are spent each year employing over 1,000,000 people to manufacture, install, maintain, and operate this source of clean energy.  It's something I appreciate more standing on the mountain breathing the fresh air blowing through the peaks and valleys.  While I'm fascinated and respect the past, it is only history to be used for a better tomorrow.

For more information or custom order, please visit:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/MikeKrausArt

Want to see my work in person?  Then visit these galleries:

Art Cats Gallery 1845 Lakeshore Dr, Muskegon, MI 49441 (231) 755-7606 http://artcatsgallery.com/

Rochester Contemporary Arts Center (RoCo)  137 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14604 (585) 461-2222 http://www.rochestercontemporary.org/

Whitman Works Co. 1826 Penfield Rd, Penfield, NY 14526 (585) 747-9999 https://www.whitmanworks.com/

Hemlock Lake

Hemlock Lake, 2014

acrylic paint on canvas board

7" x 9" 

© copyright Mike Kraus

To purchase, please visit: https://www.etsy.com/listing/187678009/hemlock-lake-7-x-9-by-mike-kraus

A day trip to the Finger Lakes.  Well-tended wineries and old rustic farms nestle the rolling hills carved by the pure glacier water.  Wild Cardinal Flowers border the fertile soil of this famous agricultural region.  The sky is a perfect shade of blue and the air smells so fresh.  It can feel like an earthly paradise.

This piece would work best in a space that is jade green, red, or bright yellow.

Finger Lake of Upstate New York

Finger Lake of Upstate New York, 2014

oil pastels on paper

4 1/4" x 3 1/2" in a 9 1/4" x 11 3/4" frame

© copyright Mike Kraus
To purchase, please visit: https://www.etsy.com/listing/185976649/finger-lake-of-upstate-new-york-4-14-x-3?ref=shop_home_active_1

A day trip to the Finger Lakes.  Well-tended wineries and old rustic farms nestle the rolling hills carved by the pure glacier water.  Wild Cardinal Flowers border the fertile soil of this famous agricultural region.  The sky is a perfect shade of blue and the air smells so fresh.  It can feel like an earthly paradise.

This piece would work best in a space that is jade green, red, or bright yellow.