Vision Quest XXIII

Vision Quest XXIII, 2015

acrylic painting on canvas

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

© copyright Mike Kraus

To purchase, please visit: https://www.etsy.com/listing/208108993/vision-quest-xxiii-original-acrylic

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I have stayed here for several days.  Alone in the wilderness with only the things I can carry in my backpack.  I've been rationing my food and water to extend my time here.  There's an intensity to the morning sun that is counter-balanced by the dew on the leaves.  A delicate harmony to everything.

This piece would work in a space that is dark red, burnt orange, yellow, green, light or navy blue, light purple, beige, or wood.

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Lavender Farm

Lavender Farm, 2015

acrylic on canvas

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

© copyright Mike Kraus

To purchase, please visit: https://www.etsy.com/listing/249721069/lavender-farm-original-acrylic-painting

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Our bikes race up and down the gentle hills of Provence.  Everything has a distinct texture, the colors are vibrant, and the perfume in the air is intoxicating.  And every twisting road we turn down has countless rows of purple and blue lavender.  The heat of the Mediterranean sun presses against our backs as we pedal back to the village of Sault.  I'll never forget the fields of France.

This painting would look best in a space that is yellow, orange, blue, white, or beige

For more information or custom order, please visit:

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The Zinester

The Zinester #133

pen, ink, graphite and marker on bristol paper

NOT A PRINT OR REPRODUCTION

2.5" x 3.5" (6.35 cm x 8.89 cm) 

© copyright Mike Kraus 

To purchase, please visit: https://www.etsy.com/listing/235600352/the-zinester-133-artist-trading-cards-25

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This artist trading card or ACEO (Art Card Editions and Originals) is frameable, collectible, enjoyable and can be given as a special gift for a birthday, wedding, new baby, anniversary, thank you or other occasion.  It is a one-of-a-kind original work of art, NOT A PRINT OR REPRODUCTION. It is signed on the back and lends itself to framing in a standard trading card frame or book.

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Sunflowers and Lavender In Provence

Sunflowers and Lavender In Provence, 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/253711430/sunflowers-and-lavender-in-provence

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Our bikes race up and down the gentle hills of Provence.  Everything has a distinct texture, the colors are vibrant, and the perfume in the air is intoxicating.  And every twisting road we turn down has countless rows of purple lavender and yellow sunflowers.  The heat of the Mediterranean sun presses against our backs as we pedal back to the village of Sault.  I'll never forget the fields of France.

This painting would look best in a space that is yellow, orange, blue, white, or beige.  

For more information or custom order, please visit:

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Happy Old Man of the Future Dimension

Happy Old Man of the Future Dimension #132

Pen and Ink on Bristol Paper

NOT A PRINT OR REPRODUCTION

2.5" x 3.5" (6.35 cm x 8.89 cm) 

© copyright Mike Kraus

To purchase, please visit: https://www.etsy.com/listing/257669984/happy-old-man-of-the-future-dimension

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These artist trading cards or ACEO (Art Card Editions and Originals) are frameable, collectible, enjoyable and can be given as a special gift for a birthday, wedding, new baby, anniversary, thank you or other occasion.  They are one-of-a-kind original works of art, NOT A PRINT OR REPRODUCTION. It is signed on the back and lends itself to framing in a standard trading card frame.

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Sunflower Field of Provence France

Sunflower Field of Provence France, 2015 

Acrylic on Canvas

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

© copyright Mike Kraus 

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It was a late start from Avignon as we lingered at a cafe savoring our coffee and croissants.  A warm breeze with a sweet scent was blowing as we hiked our way toward Carpentras.  My backpack filled with necessities like snacks, water, and wine.  It will come in handy when we find a beautiful place to rest our worn feet.  Perhaps overlooking the rolling hills of sunflowers.

This painting would look best in a space that is red, orange, green, blue, violet, purple, brown  beige, or on wood.

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There Was a Dream

There Was a Dream #131

Gouache on Watercolor Paper

NOT A PRINT OR REPRODUCTION

2.5" x 3.5" (6.35 cm x 8.89 cm)

© copyright Mike Kraus

To purchase, please visit: https://www.etsy.com/listing/256810861/there-was-a-dream-131-artist-trading

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These artist trading cards or ACEO (Art Card Editions 8 Originals) are frameable, collectible, enjoyable and can be given as a special gift for a birthday, wedding, new baby, anniversary, thank you or other occasion.  They are one-of-a-kind original works of art, NOT A PRINT OR REPRODUCTION. It is signed on the back and lends itself to framing in a standard trading card frame.

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— Mike Kraus (@MikeKrausBlog) November 19, 2015

Purple To Cure Pancreatic Cancer

Join me in supporting the

Pancreatic Cancer Association of Western New York

at the

Indoor 5K and Family Fun Day

Saturday November 21, 2015 at RIT Gordon Field House

12 noon - Registration Opens / 1:30-4:00 pm - Walk and Activities

Bring the whole family for an afternoon of fun while creating hope in the fight against pancreatic cancer.

SNEAK PEEK!

-Meet Scott Spezzano (98.9 The Buzz) and Nikki Rudd (News10NBC) - our Emcees for the event!

-University of Rochester's all male acapella group the Yellowjackets will perform

-Children's activities like a huge bounce house

-Character (princesses, batman, sports mascots)

-Food and Beverages

-Shop Purple where you can pick up some purple mementos and support our cause, which will include my original piece:

Lavender Field, 2015 

Acrylic on Canvas

8" x 10" (20.3 cm x 20.3 cm)

© copyright Mike Kraus 

To view, please visit: https://www.etsy.com/listing/255409253/field-of-lavender-original-digital

For more information and advanced registration, please visit:

http://www.pcawny.org/index.php/news-events/step-it-up-5k-walk

Winter Woods

Winter Woods, 2015 

Acrylic on Canvas

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

© copyright Mike Kraus 

To purchase, please visit: https://www.etsy.com/listing/207839524/winter-woods-original-acrylic-painting-8

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It's a chilly late afternoon in the forest.  The snow glows on the creaking branches of the trees.  All I hear is the crunching of my boots down the icy path.  This is the season of hibernation.  A time of reflection and calm.

This painting would look best in a space that is green, red, yellow, dark blue, light blue, orange, violet, purple, green, brown  beige, or on wood.

For more information or custom order, please visit:

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Red and Green Ribbon Squirrel

Red and Green Ribbon Squirrel, 2015

acrylic paint 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/256022539/red-and-green-ribbon-squirrel-original

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I only fed him one time.  Now, I can't get rid of him.  He hangs on my screen door begging me for more peanut butter.  I'm no longer able to go in the backyard.  Yet, I find the whole thing entertaining.

This painting would great in a space that is dark red, light green, light blue, yellow, violet, pink coral, brown, neutral beige or wood.

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Église de Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans

Église de Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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/255757411/eglise-de-saint-pierre-de-lile-dorleans

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Pierre Roberge and his older brother, oddly enough with the same name, left Caen, France for adventure in the New World.  After crossing the Atlantic and a brief stay at the Séminaire de Québec, the brothers settle on the l'Île-d'Orléans.  It is where Pierre meets his wife, Françoise Loignon, and they pioneer a farm together with of 15 acres, 6 horned beasts, and a gun.  On this wild island in the St. Lawrence River, they had 13 children.  They must have been a motley crew heading to church on Sunday at Église de Saint-Pierre in the late 1600s-early 1700s.  A piece of me comes from Pierre and Françoise as they are my 7th great-grandparents and this church connects me to them.     

This painting would look best in a space that is red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, beige, or wood.

For more information or custom order, please visit:

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Sunflowers and Lavender In Provence

Sunflowers and Lavender In Provence, 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/255403249/sunflowers-and-lavender-in-provence

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Our bikes race up and down the gentle hills of Provence.  Everything has a distinct texture, the colors are vibrant, and the perfume in the air is intoxicating.  And every twisting road we turn down has countless rows of purple lavender and yellow sunflowers.  The heat of the Mediterranean sun presses against our backs as we pedal back to the village of Sault.  I'll never forget the fields of France.

This painting would look best in a space that is yellow, orange, blue, white, or beige.  

For more information or custom order, please visit:

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

House on Île d'Orléans

House on Île d'Orléans, 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/239944833/house-on-ile-dorleans-original-acrylic

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Near Quebec City, in the St. Lawrence River, is the Île d'Orléans.  We spend the day parallel to the coast on Chemin Royal stopping at roadside markets, colonial markets, and wineries.   Seeing where my ancestors settled after leaving France in the 1600s.  We ended the day in Sainte-Pétronille with art galleries, coffee, and chocolate.  Just relaxing and enjoying the view.

This painting would look best in a space that is red, orange, yellow, light blue, light purple, beige, or wood.  

For more information or custom order, please visit:

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Lavender Farm

Lavender Farm, 2015

Acrylic on canvas in a handcrafted Gianluca Moretti frame

8" x 10" (20.3 cm x 25.4 cm) in a 12" x 14" (30.5 cm x 35.6 cm) frame

© copyright Mike Kraus

To purchase, please visit: https://www.etsy.com/listing/255023867/lavender-farm-original-acrylic-painting

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Our bikes race up and down the gentle hills of Provence. Everything has a distinct texture, the colors are vibrant, and the perfume in the air is intoxicating. And every twisting road we turn down has countless rows of purple and blue lavender. The heat of the Mediterranean sun presses against our backs as we pedal back to the village of Sault. I'll never forget the fields of France.

It's framed by Gianluca Moretti using yellow poplar wood, and finished with acrylic semi glossy. Gianluca is a woodworker that I partner with on Etsy. You can see more of his frames and more of his pieces at his shop located at: www.etsy.com/shop/MorettisCreations.

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This painting would look best in a space that is yellow, orange, blue, white, or beige

For more information or custom order, please visit:

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