Mike Kraus: Rhône River at Avignon

Friday, March 10, 2023

Rhône River at Avignon

Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty

Rhône River at Avignon

acrylic paint on canvas board

8" x 10" (20.3 cm x 25.4 cm)
201803041

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On the left bank of the Rhône River nestles the city of Avignon. A slight bend in the river that has been a destination for the Greeks, Romans, Popes, and countless others. And the Pont d'Avignon (the Pont Saint-Bénézet) is the last of many bridges trying to reach the other side. Previous attempts have been destroyed in war, ruined by floods, or doomed to failure by poor engineering. But what it lacks in function, it excels in adding to the beauty of a marvelous city.

This painting would look best in a space that is red, orange, yellow, green, dark blue, purple, black, white, grey, 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 Center, Art Institute of Chicago, Hauenstein Center For Presidential Studies, Lollypop Farm Humane Society, and the Lurie Children's 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.