Spirit of the Forest

Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty

Spirit of the Forest

acrylic paint of canvas board

8" x 10" (20.3 cm x 25.4 cm)
201805068

© copyright Mike Kraus Art Inc.

To purchase for your home, please visit: https://www.etsy.com/listing/615155121/spirit-of-the-forest-original-acrylic

Moonlight breaks through the canopy of the forest as I hike in the darkness.  There's the sound of an owl in the distance warning other of my presence.  The leaves wrestle in the breeze spreading the scent of spicy apricots.  The nocturnal forest is exactly what you expect; and completely unpredictable.  In the dark shadows of the evening I can see everything and nothing at all.

This painting would look best in a small-to-medium space that is red, orange, yellow, green, dark blue, purple, black, white, beige, grey, 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.

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

Winter Glow at RoCo 6x6x2020

Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty

Winter Glow

acrylic painting on canvas 

6" x 6" (15.2 cm x 15.2 cm)
20200301

© copyright Mike Kraus

To purchase, please visit: http://roco6x6.org/gallery/2020/496

Join me at the Rochester Contemporary Art Center (RoCo) virtual 6x6x2020 exhibition open now at: http://roco6x6.org/.  Supporting your local arts organization, like RoCo, is important.  The arts allows us to express our humanity in ways that cannot be explored any other way.  It can take us to places real and imagined.  It breaks the boundaries of language, nation, race, and religion.  It allows us to feel happy, empathy, love, and sorrow.  It records who we are as people today for future generations to understand where they came from and help them to where they are going.  It's a small gesture.  Only $20.  But it's the small things coming together that make greatness.

Tips For Working At Home

General:

https://mikekraus.blogspot.com/2020/03/tips-for-working-at-home.html

Virtual Office:

https://mikekraus.blogspot.com/2020/03/tips-for-working-at-home-staging-your.html

Virtual Backgrounds:

https://mikekraus.blogspot.com/2020/04/virtual-backgrounds-for-zoom-and.html

Mental Health and Making a Routine:

https://mikekraus.blogspot.com/2020/04/tips-for-working-at-home-mental-health.html

Your Work Space:

https://mikekraus.blogspot.com/2020/04/tips-for-working-at-home-your-work-space.html

Setting Office Hours:

https://mikekraus.blogspot.com/2020/04/tips-for-working-at-home-setting-office.html

Take A Break:

https://mikekraus.blogspot.com/2020/04/tips-for-working-at-home-take-break.html

Teaching Your Kids While You Work:

https://mikekraus.blogspot.com/2020/05/tips-for-working-at-home-teaching-your.html

Perks of Being At Home:

https://mikekraus.blogspot.com/2020/05/tips-for-working-at-home-perks-of-being.html

Learning and Adjusting To Technology:

https://mikekraus.blogspot.com/2020/05/tips-for-working-at-home-learning-and.html

Setting Expectations:

https://mikekraus.blogspot.com/2020/05/tips-for-working-at-home-setting.html

How To Leave Work And Have Fun Doing It:

https://mikekraus.blogspot.com/2020/06/tips-for-working-at-home-how-to-leave.html

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 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
Instagram: https://instagram.com/mikekrausart

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/MikeKraus/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/MikeKrausBlog

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/mkraus

You're Invited To the Brightscapes Art Show Featuring Mike Kraus at Mendon 64

Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty

Mendon 64 is proud to present the Brightscapes art show featuring Mike Kraus from September 3rd until the 28th.  The exhibit will feature landscape scenery inspired by the Finger Lakes.  A beautiful journey of our region from Otisco Lake to Conesus Lake and every place in between.  The restaurant will also host the local artist Kim Lester.  Join the artists opening night for new pieces, conversation, complimentary hors d’oeuvres, and more starting at 4pm on Tuesday, September 3rd.

Mendon 64 offers a casual elegance, a uniquely sophisticated cuisine, and an award-winning wine list. Whether you are looking for an amazing venue to host your private gathering, a beautiful dining room to enjoy dinner with friends, or a wonderful bar to relax in and have a couple drinks, Mendon 64 has the experience and expertise to exceed your expectations.  Featuring chef inspired spins on classic dishes, using our local farms to fill your plate, sourced and crafted with love, wonderful wine pairings, and the perfect atmosphere, it’s the ideal place to spoil friends and family for your next night out!  We are a 10-minute drive off both 490 or 590 Victor, NY or Pittsford, NY.  For destination, fine dining and an experience that is casually elegant, we invite you to come visit the Hamlet of Mendon, and let us serve you!

For up to date information about Opening Night, please visit:  https://www.facebook.com/events/682874978802604/

To see more of Mike Kraus' artwork, please visit: MikeKrausArt.etsy.com
Email: MikeKKraus@gmail.com

Mendon 64
(585) 433-9464
dining@mendon64.com
1369 Pittsford Mendon Rd
Mendon, New York 14506

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
Instagram: https://instagram.com/mikekrausart

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/MikeKraus/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/MikeKrausBlog

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/mkraus

Sunset Sherbert Birch Tree at RoCo's 6x6x2019

Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty

Sunset Sherbert Birch Tree

acrylic on canvas board

6" x 6" (15.2 cm x 15.2 cm)
201903029

© copyright Mike Kraus
To purchase, please visit: https://society6.com/product/sunset-sherbert-birch-tree_print?sku=s6-11106833p4a1v45

My Rochester Contemporary Art Center (RoCo) 6x6x2019 piece sold!  And congrats to all the other artists who's pieces also found new homes.  Supporting your local arts organization, like RoCo, is important.  The arts allows us to express our humanity in ways that cannot be explored any other way.  It can take us to places real and imagined.  It breaks the boundaries of language, nation, race, and religion.  It allows us to feel happy, empathy, love, and sorrow.  It records who we are as people today for future generations to understand where they came from and help them to where they are going.  It's a small gesture.  Only $20.  But it's the small things coming together that make greatness.  So, I hope you'll visit RoCo in person in the near future or online at: http://www.rochestercontemporary.org/exhibitions/6x6x2019/

More About Mike Kraus Art

My NPR Marketplace Business News interview about art as an alternative investment

https://www.marketplace.org/2019/02/13/business/hobby-investments-cant-escape-darn-global-economy

Graphic Ear Interview on WAYO 104.3 FM

https://www.mixcloud.com/graphic-ear/070518-graphic-ear-with-mike-kraus/

Boston Voyager Magazine interview at:
www.bostonvoyager.com/interview/check-mike-krauss-artwork/

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
Instagram: https://instagram.com/mikekrausart

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/MikeKraus/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/MikeKrausBlog

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/mkraus

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

Join the Fun In November

Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty

You're invited

to the Books Etc Art Reception (https://www.facebook.com/events/299390407331758/) 

Friday November 9th from 6-9pm.  Meet artists Larry Wood, Larry DeKock, and myself at an

exhibit of our work. For updates, please follow
https://www.facebook.com/events/500270760452282/

November 9 - 11, my work will be featured at the Coffee Art Project

 (http://coffeeartproject.com/About) as a part of the Los Angeles Coffee Festival (https://www.la-coffeefestival.com/).  

The Coffee Art Project supports Project Waterfall, which is committed to

bringing clean water to communities which grow coffee.  So far, Project Waterfall has raised more

than $1 million and delivered clean water to over 27,000 people in Tanzania, Rwanda, Ethiopia and Nicaragua. 

Your Friend,

Mike Kraus

MikeKrausArt.etsy.com

Please support my friend Jen Lunsford for Senate
https://www.facebook.com/VoteJenLunsford

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About Michael Kraus

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

Twilight Woods at RoCo 6x6x2018

Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty

  Twilight Woods 

acrylic paint on canvas

6" x 6" (15.2 cm x 15.2 cm)

201801016

© copyright Michael Kraus

To purchase, please visit: https://www.etsy.com/listing/186507940/custom-commission-original-art-by-mike

My Rochester Contemporary Art Center (RoCo) 6x6x2018 piece sold!  And congrats to all the other artists who's pieces also found new homes.  Supporting your local arts organization, like RoCo, is important.  The arts allows us to express our humanity in ways that cannot be explored any other way.  It can take us to places real and imagined.  It breaks the boundaries of language, nation, race, and religion.  It allows us to feel happy, empathy, love, and sorrow.  It records who we are as people today for future generations to understand where they came from and help them to where they are going.  It's a small gesture.  Only $20.  But it's the small things coming together that make greatness.  So, I hope you'll visit RoCo in person in the near future or online at: http://roco6x6.org/gallery/2018

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

Blue Dream

Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty

Blue Dream

acrylic paint of canvas board

8" x 10" (20.3 cm x 25.4 cm)
201805072

© copyright Mike Kraus

To purchase, please visit: https://www.etsy.com/listing/603865166/blue-dream-original-acrylic-painting-8-x

Please visit my show at:
FINAL DAYS!!!
540WMain
540 West Main Street
Rochester, NY 14608
(585) 420-8439
Open by appointment or according to class/event calendar available at:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1001003383384929/

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

Lavender In Provence

Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty

Lavender In Provence

acrylic paint of canvas board

8" x 10" (20.3 cm x 25.4 cm)
201805071

© copyright Mike Kraus

To purchase, please visit: https://www.etsy.com/listing/242939782/lavender-in-provence-original-acrylic

Please visit my show at:
FINAL WEEK!!!
540WMain
540 West Main Street
Rochester, NY 14608
(585) 420-8439
Open by appointment or according to class/event calendar available at:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1001003383384929/

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

Vineyards Near Nice, France

Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty

Vineyards Near Nice, France

acrylic paint of canvas board

8" x 10" (20.3 cm x 25.4 cm)
201804061

© copyright Mike Kraus

To purchase, please visit: https://www.etsy.com/listing/195164903/vineyards-near-nice-france-original

Please visit my show at:

540WMain
540 West Main Street
Rochester, NY 14608
(585) 420-8439
Open by appointment or according to class/event calendar available at:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1001003383384929/

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

Spring Bloom

Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty

Spring Bloom

acrylic paint of canvas board

5" x 7" (12.7 cm x 17.8 cm)
201805069

© copyright Mike Kraus

To purchase, please visit: https://www.etsy.com/listing/601891474/spring-bloom-original-acrylic-painting-5

Please visit my show at:

540WMain
540 West Main Street
Rochester, NY 14608
(585) 420-8439
Open by appointment or according to class/event calendar available at:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1001003383384929/

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