Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty
🌊 Santorini #603 🌊
pen, ink, and colored pencil on Bristol paper
2.5" x 3.5" (6.35 cm x 8.89 cm)
NOT A PRINT OR REPRODUCTION
202512069
© copyright Mike Kraus Art Inc.
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From the moment I stepped onto the balcony in Órmos Athiniós and felt the warm breeze carrying a hint of salt, it was as if the whole world exhaled with me. The sky stretched out in every shade of blue I could name, meeting the sea so seamlessly that Nea Kameni looked like it was floating in a dream. I sat there longer than I meant to, letting the sunlight soak into my shoulders and listening to the soft echo of waves against the cliff below. The little white buildings nearby felt almost like quiet companions, each rooftop a tiny lookout where people paused just to take it all in. For a while nothing demanded my attention, nothing tugged at my mind, and I could simply breathe and watch the horizon shift.
Was there a place where the colors alone were enough to make you slow down?
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My Story
Hi, I’m Mike the artist of Mike Kraus Art Inc.
I’ve been making art since I could hold a crayon. As a kid, I’d fill every notebook, homework margin, and scrap of paper with doodles. I sold my first artwork in junior high, sketching in class and handing off pieces between periods. That early love for making things never faded. I followed it all the way to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and eventually, I decided to stop treating art as a side hustle and make it my life’s work.
My paintings are full of energy, motion, and saturated color. I’m drawn to bold shapes and organic lines—forms that feel alive. I create with the hope that my work brings something beautiful and uplifting into someone’s day. Whether it’s a spark of joy, a moment of calm, or just a splash of color that makes you pause—I want my art to connect with something real.
Now, I’m lucky enough to paint full-time, with collectors across the U.S. and in dozens of countries around the world. But more than anything, I still feel like that kid with a crayon, excited to create. I’m grateful to share this journey with you—and I hope you find something in my work that makes your world a little brighter.
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