tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41819938988269760262024-03-18T08:25:43.428-04:00Mike Kraus BlogPhotographic evidence that I and the world around me exists...Mike Kraushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02269962797896244135noreply@blogger.comBlogger214113tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181993898826976026.post-30024684400847548272024-03-18T08:25:00.000-04:002024-03-18T08:25:11.606-04:00🌞😎🌳 You're Invited To the BRING SPRING ART FESTIVAL! 🌳😎🌞<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"> <b style="font-size: xx-large; letter-spacing: 0.325px; text-align: left;">Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: xx-large; letter-spacing: 0.325px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6SFH6EZ5-mAwtXYrUpcnG9c9jOlfSxDfepPS_lrfsHgT5kB_GL5UBWXNiO1TnWGq7OGCv6erTeXF3iOE-eDqAYJEzAEtw-xLVxY2Dh_q2GutGd3g9KBdqQE-bfLg5Gjt6CxM3h5-WZ-w7r9LkBJHHfeSTLPe9Pj_eTVicD_VpmRJ2G-UiAgkBAlXuweIz/s4961/IMG_6086.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2402" data-original-width="4961" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6SFH6EZ5-mAwtXYrUpcnG9c9jOlfSxDfepPS_lrfsHgT5kB_GL5UBWXNiO1TnWGq7OGCv6erTeXF3iOE-eDqAYJEzAEtw-xLVxY2Dh_q2GutGd3g9KBdqQE-bfLg5Gjt6CxM3h5-WZ-w7r9LkBJHHfeSTLPe9Pj_eTVicD_VpmRJ2G-UiAgkBAlXuweIz/w640-h310/IMG_6086.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><b style="font-size: xx-large; letter-spacing: 0.325px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></b></div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;">You're Invited to the</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><b>🌞😎🌳 BRING SPRING ART FESTIVAL! 🌳😎🌞</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1060097501884160" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/1060097501884160</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">The sunlight pierces the grey winter clouds as they give way to the warmth of Spring. All that was lifeless is reborn as green buds and flower blooms begin to appear. And we feel happiness with the fresh air and singing birds.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">Spring is the time to refresh your home or office. To make a list of all the small projects that need attention. Or to contact a designer to completely update your space. Maybe you're selling your home and you need something unique to stand out. Converting a space to show who you really are is inspiring.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">Let's have fun as we emerge from our hibernation. To find hope in a new season. And to share in each other's happiness.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">Join us at the:</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><b>🌞😎🌳 BRING SPRING ART FESTIVAL! 🌳😎🌞</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1060097501884160" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/1060097501884160</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">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.</span></div></div><div><div><b><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></span></div></div><div style="font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><div style="color: #222222;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: black; font-size: x-large;"><b>For more information or custom order, please visit:</b></span><div style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><div style="color: #222222;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Store: <a href="http://MikeKrausArt.etsy.com" target="_blank">http://MikeKrausArt.etsy.com</a></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/MikeKrausArt">http://www.facebook.com/MikeKrausArt</a></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pinterest: <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/MikeKraus/">http://www.pinterest.com/MikeKraus/</a></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/mikekrausart">https://instagram.com/mikekrausart</a></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">LinkedIn: <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/mkraus">www.linkedin.com/in/mkraus</a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></b></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">© copyright Mike Kraus</div>Mike Kraushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02269962797896244135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181993898826976026.post-58061850597509212024-03-15T08:44:00.003-04:002024-03-15T09:36:56.073-04:0018 Years Ago...<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b style="font-size: xx-large; letter-spacing: 0.325px; text-align: left;"><span>Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty</span></b> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiddm11v1c8EFOii9ap3DlRllEGVLR_N4JseifVZ7uMXsg7449Q_kk-IrUodRmGBkqfmA5xPcWpp73SqjGSfv9xdfBgsI_TTj9DXqD0iNsdqE7iUuzKnTR2AJ_bNMYMCNBkURR_tlH5ST4ac9KMGbNqFPQ3iB2aAveyDZPFFvhpRqaZWalY-EUv2Bii5p9X/s1496/000_4065.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1496" data-original-width="1122" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiddm11v1c8EFOii9ap3DlRllEGVLR_N4JseifVZ7uMXsg7449Q_kk-IrUodRmGBkqfmA5xPcWpp73SqjGSfv9xdfBgsI_TTj9DXqD0iNsdqE7iUuzKnTR2AJ_bNMYMCNBkURR_tlH5ST4ac9KMGbNqFPQ3iB2aAveyDZPFFvhpRqaZWalY-EUv2Bii5p9X/w480-h640/000_4065.JPG" width="480" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">It was 18 years ago that I went on my first date with Megan. We met working at the Chicago Architecture Center (<a href="https://www.architecture.org/" target="_blank">https://www.architecture.org/</a>) where she planned events and I was in the tour department. We had a love of weird bad movies from the start. Blockbuster didn't have Robocop (<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093870/" target="_blank">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093870/</a>), so we rented Innerspace (<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093260/" target="_blank">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093260/</a>) instead. And for dinner, we had takeout Chicken Katsu from Aloha Eats (<a href="https://www.alohaeats.com/" target="_blank">https://www.alohaeats.com/</a>). Little did we know that it was a start of a wonderful adventure. I'm very lucky.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">And after 18 years with me, Megan has earned a homemade crab cake dinner...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">Mike Kraus</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://MikeKrausArt.etsy.com" target="_blank">MikeKrausArt.etsy.com</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaw0b-cOAV6OMFWb6e4rtYWrXU8KD7132YVMiC-LjR9a_Zk5qZO_U2y3ztDdLp30QERHq42zsbGexCFVEwbr9wo4tPHen_2A_xFFy5fD07Ah2RyJ2mRjcFr1VCHuJ7yliRj-7HPv0cgalpLYEu10Y24I4_h64OOQ-t3YfyEj2tuPVE6h9oyLEq6MlJiZkj/s4459/IMG_7626.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4459" data-original-width="3864" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaw0b-cOAV6OMFWb6e4rtYWrXU8KD7132YVMiC-LjR9a_Zk5qZO_U2y3ztDdLp30QERHq42zsbGexCFVEwbr9wo4tPHen_2A_xFFy5fD07Ah2RyJ2mRjcFr1VCHuJ7yliRj-7HPv0cgalpLYEu10Y24I4_h64OOQ-t3YfyEj2tuPVE6h9oyLEq6MlJiZkj/w554-h640/IMG_7626.JPG" width="554" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><b>🌞😎🌳 BRING SPRING ART FESTIVAL 🌳😎🌞</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">Who's ready for Spring? We can open our windows and redecorate our homes. And enjoy the happiness of the warm sun</span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1060097501884160" target="_blank"><b>https://www.facebook.com/events/1060097501884160</b></a></span></div></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;">ARTS o’ MAGAZINE:</b></div></span></div></div></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>🍺 Dusty’s Saloon 🍺:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><b><u><a href="https://medium.com/arts-o-magazine/dustys-saloon-09d9328ba48f?sk=4f4257acd925b1d6623148d79897a3a6" target="_blank">https://medium.com/arts-o-magazine/dustys-saloon-09d9328ba48f?sk=4f4257acd925b1d6623148d79897a3a6</a></u></b></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">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.</span></span></div></div><div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><div style="color: #222222;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: black; font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><b>For more information or custom order, please visit:</b></span><div style="color: black;"><div style="color: #222222;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">Store: <a href="http://MikeKrausArt.etsy.com" target="_blank">http://MikeKrausArt.etsy.com</a></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/MikeKrausArt">http://www.facebook.com/MikeKrausArt</a></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">Pinterest: <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/MikeKraus/">http://www.pinterest.com/MikeKraus/</a></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/mikekrausart">https://instagram.com/mikekrausart</a></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">LinkedIn: <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/mkraus">www.linkedin.com/in/mkraus</a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">© copyright Mike Kraus</div>Mike Kraushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02269962797896244135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181993898826976026.post-2745640193149416512024-03-13T08:49:00.002-04:002024-03-15T09:37:26.318-04:00Spring Sunlight In the Studio<div style="text-align: center;"> <b style="font-size: xx-large; letter-spacing: 0.325px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: xx-large; letter-spacing: 0.325px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: xx-large; letter-spacing: 0.325px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3NqaDS6zsuOVVeyobfkDKAc0JPeTxO2GPjVvapsSoUTifo_ee0Rg4v545mXBppPwBPUr1oeufi5r8TQvKB9C7kVml_xj3s13pmxwOYtximoHU86FIi1IULo9WyFxdPv3TRTbY7AtPYkIKHjUgulFdpWTxbbaD9TOE4YjtJhIflyqzSwq9hcelbm2nZFGq/s2911/IMG_7624.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2911" data-original-width="2911" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3NqaDS6zsuOVVeyobfkDKAc0JPeTxO2GPjVvapsSoUTifo_ee0Rg4v545mXBppPwBPUr1oeufi5r8TQvKB9C7kVml_xj3s13pmxwOYtximoHU86FIi1IULo9WyFxdPv3TRTbY7AtPYkIKHjUgulFdpWTxbbaD9TOE4YjtJhIflyqzSwq9hcelbm2nZFGq/w640-h640/IMG_7624.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">It's been a while since the sunlight has poured into the studio like this. And it may be time for a little Spring cleaning...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><b>🌞😎🌳 BRING SPRING ART FESTIVAL 🌳😎🌞</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">Who's ready for Spring? We can open our windows and redecorate our homes. And enjoy the happiness of the warm sun</span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1060097501884160" target="_blank"><b>https://www.facebook.com/events/1060097501884160</b></a></span></div></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;">ARTS o’ MAGAZINE:</b></div></span></div></div></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>🍺 Dusty’s Saloon 🍺:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><b><u><a href="https://medium.com/arts-o-magazine/dustys-saloon-09d9328ba48f?sk=4f4257acd925b1d6623148d79897a3a6" target="_blank">https://medium.com/arts-o-magazine/dustys-saloon-09d9328ba48f?sk=4f4257acd925b1d6623148d79897a3a6</a></u></b></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">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.</span></span></div></div><div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><div style="color: #222222;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: black; font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><b>For more information or custom order, please visit:</b></span><div style="color: black;"><div style="color: #222222;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">Store: <a href="http://MikeKrausArt.etsy.com" target="_blank">http://MikeKrausArt.etsy.com</a></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/MikeKrausArt">http://www.facebook.com/MikeKrausArt</a></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">Pinterest: <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/MikeKraus/">http://www.pinterest.com/MikeKraus/</a></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/mikekrausart">https://instagram.com/mikekrausart</a></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">LinkedIn: <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/mkraus">www.linkedin.com/in/mkraus</a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">© copyright Mike Kraus</div>Mike Kraushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02269962797896244135noreply@blogger.com0