Mike Kraus: Café In Briançon, France

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Café In Briançon, France

Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty

Café In Briançon, France

acrylic paint on canvas board

8" x 10" (20.3 cm x 25.4 cm)
201808104

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We take our time wandering though the forests along the Durance River enjoying the cool air. Eventually, we find the ramparts of the city of Briançon. These fortifications built in the 1600s to keep the Austrians out now provide skiers and tourists picturesque views of the surrounding mountains and valleys. We have reservations for Le Pied de la Gargouille, which is just around the corner. But, there's still time to enjoy the sun setting on the French Alps.

This painting would look best in a space that is dark red, dark orange, yellow, green, dark blue, purple, black, white, grey, beige, or wood.

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.

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