Supply Run

Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty

Supply Run

pen, ink, and graphite on bristol paper

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

© copyright Mike Kraus

To purchase, please visit: https://www.etsy.com/listing/187361236/supply-run-original-ink-drawing-5-x-7-by

A weekend to myself.  Better get everything I need to survive.  A few meals, junk food for snacks, something for dessert, and something to drink to make me feel good.  Aisles and aisles of brightly colored sugary treats.  All waiting for me to let myself go.

This drawing would look best in a colorful space that is bright red, orange, yellow, light green, blue, purple, black, white, neutral, or wood.

Having Fun During COVID-19

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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.

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The Sentry

Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty

The Sentry

pen, ink, and graphite on bristol paper

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

© copyright Mike Kraus

To purchase, please visit: https://www.etsy.com/listing/241872331/the-sentry-original-ink-drawing-5-x-7-by

The streets can be a dangerous place.  Strange noises coming from the alleys.  Suspicious people on the street corner.  Cars slowing down as they pass you from behind walking on the sidewalk.  That is why there is: The Sentry.

This drawing would look best in a colorful space that is bright red, orange, yellow, light green, blue, purple, black, white, neutral, or wood.

Having Fun During COVID-19

https://mikekraus.blogspot.com/p/covid-19coronavirus-resources.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

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/MikeKraus/

Instagram: https://instagram.com/mikekrausart

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/mkraus

Twitter: http://twitter.com/MikeKrausBlog

The Enchanted Squirrel

Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty

The Enchanted Squirrel

acrylic paint, beads, gems, stones with resin on canvas

16" x 20" (20.3 cm x 25.4 cm) in a vintage wooden frame

201809112

© copyright Maureen Robbins/Michael Kraus

To purchase, please visit: https://www.etsy.com/listing/203691540/the-enchanted-squirrel-original-mixed

What happens when a piece of Mike Kraus' art scampers into the studio of Maureen Robbins?  Magic!  An artists' workshop is a dangerous place for a squirrel to wander in to.  There's lots of paint, beads, gems, stones lurking in every nook and cranny.  Some that bring out somber thoughts and others that dazzle the eye with its brightness.  But, if everything goes right and momentum propels us correctly, unusual collaborations can lead to wonderful enchantments.

More About Maureen Robbins Art

First Sunday Art Opening at 540WMain

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More About Mike Kraus Art

Boston Voyager Magazine Interview

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See me at KettleFest at Kettle Ridge Farm on September 15th:

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Join my 540WMain Community Learning Academy workshop "How To Become A Professional Artist

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Graphic Ear Interview on WAYO 104.3 FM​ Rochester at:

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

Maureen Robbins

From collector to artist, Maureen Robbins has always had a certain flair. She shared her artistic side with a love of interesting purses and jewelry during a long career in Marketing, along with a home filled with unusual artwork and collectibles from around the world. So it was no surprise that, in retirement, she would take her artistry in a new direction. A bejeweled old window, used as a message board in a B&B was her first inspiration for turning everyday items into bejeweled pieces of artwork …. planters, vases, windows, picture frames. From those early stages, her artwork has developed in multiple directions and her work has been shown in a Gallery in San Diego, CA, and has been featured for three years in the Spring Show of the Erie Art Museum. Today, you’ll find pieces in galleries and art shops across Upstate New York.

Mike Kraus

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

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/MikeKraus/

Instagram: https://instagram.com/mikekrausart

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/mkraus

Twitter: http://twitter.com/MikeKrausBlog

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Deeper Experience in Retrospect

 Deeper Experience in Retrospect, 2017

acrylic paint on canvas panel

8" x 10" (20.3 cm x 25.4 cm) 

© copyright Mike Kraus

To purchase, please visit: https://www.etsy.com/listing/189900241/deeper-experience-in-retrospect-original

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The crucible has been lit.  It can withstand the intense heat.  But, how will the contents inside change?  Choices have consequences.  What will be the result of this experimental decision?

This drawing would great in a space that is dark red, orange, yellow, dark green, blue, purple, black, white, beige, or wood. 

For more information or custom order, please visit:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/MikeKrausArt

The Sentry

 The Sentry, 2016

pen, ink, and graphite on bristol paper

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

© copyright Mike Kraus

To purchase, please visit: https://www.etsy.com/listing/241872331/the-sentry-original-ink-drawing-5-x-7-by

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The streets can be a dangerous place.  Strange noises coming from the alleys.  Suspicious people on the street corner.  Cars slowing down as they pass you from behind walking on the sidewalk.  That is why there is: The Sentry.

This drawing would look best in a colorful space that is bright red, orange, yellow, light green, blue, purple, black, white, neutral, or wood.

For more information or custom order, please visit:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/MikeKrausArt

Supply Run

 Supply Run, 2016

pen, ink, and graphite on bristol paper

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

© copyright Mike Kraus

To purchase, please visit: https://www.etsy.com/listing/187361236/supply-run-original-ink-drawing-5-x-7-by

10% OFF with coupon code JOINTHEFUN

FREE SHIPPING IN THE UNITED STATES

A weekend to myself.  Better get everything I need to survive.  A few meals, junk food for snacks, something for dessert, and something to drink to make me feel good.  Aisles and aisles of brightly colored sugary treats.  All waiting for me to let myself go.

This drawing would look best in a colorful space that is bright red, orange, yellow, light green, blue, purple, black, white, neutral, or wood.

For more information or custom order, please visit:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/MikeKrausArt 

The Contoured Meerkat

The Contoured Meerkat, 2015

acrylic on canvas board

8" x 10" (20.3 cm x 25.4 cm) 

© copyright Mike Kraus

To purchase, please visit: https://www.etsy.com/listing/246409239/the-contoured-meerkat-original-acrylic?ref=listings_manager_grid

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Today, in the Kalahari Desert, he is a sentry while the others in his clan forage and play.  If there is danger, he will bark to tell the others to hide.  But, there is no danger today.  Yet, he will remain on duty while the others race and wrestle in the sun.

This painting would look best somewhere that needs a splash of color like a beige foyer or small wall space.

For more information or custom order, please visit:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/MikeKrausArt 

Chipmunk On a Burst of Red

Chipmunk On a Burst of Red, 2015

acrylic on canvas board

5" x 7" (12.7 cm x 17.8 cm) 

© copyright Mike Kraus

To purchase, please visit: https://www.etsy.com/listing/230229916/chipmunk-on-a-burst-of-red-original?

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"I see what you're eating over there," said the unblinking chipmunk as I try to have my breakfast; a healthy bowl of grains and nuts.  While the chipmunk is bold enough to chatter at me, he wasn't brave enough with his small stature to take it from me.  So he stares and I eat.  When I'm finished and walk away, he scurries to where I ate looking for scraps.  Anything he can bring back to his den and savor on another day.

This painting would look best somewhere that needs a splash of color.  In a space that is light orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, beige, or wood.  

For more information or custom order, please visit:

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Meerkat Assembly Plant

Meerkat Assembly Plant, 2014

pen and ink

4" x 6" in a 5 1/4" x 7 1/4" frame 

© copyright Mike Kraus

To purchase, please visit: https://www.etsy.com/listing/202039258/meerkat-assembly-plant-original-ink?

Science and technology can improve the meerkat.  To challenge what it means to be a meerkat.  Why be only 10 inches tall when you could be six foot tall?  Demand for large meerkats is expected to high as insect and lizard populations are projected to explode due to global climate change.  Of course, this will help Mother Nature stay in balance.

This drawing would look great in any space with its neutral color and frame.

For more information or custom order, please visit:

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Meerkat On a Field of Red

Meerkat On a Field of Red , 2014

acrylic on canvas

10" x 10"

© copyright Mike Kraus

To puchase, please visit: https://www.etsy.com/listing/187361236/meerkat-on-a-field-of-red-10-x-10-by

Today, in the Kalahari Desert, he is a sentry while the others in his clan forage and play.  If there is danger, he will bark to tell the others to hide.  But, there is no danger today.  Yet, he will remain on duty while the others race and wrestle in the sun.


This painting would look best somewhere that needs a splash of color like a beige foyer or small wall space.

For more information or custom order, please visit:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/MikeKrausArt

Meerkat Assembly Plant

Meerkat Assembly Plant, 2014

pen and ink
Collection of Stefanie Gilmour

© copyright Mike Kraus
Please visit: https://www.etsy.com/listing/186507940/custom-commission-original-art-by-mike?

Science and technology can improve the meerkat.  To challenge what it means to be a meerkat.  Why be only 10 inches tall when you could be six foot tall?  Demand for large meerkats is expected to high as insect and lizard populations are projected to explode due to global climate change.  Of course, this will help Mother Nature stay in balance.