Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty
View from Jagungal Lodge Kosciuszko National Park, Australia
acrylic paint on canvas board
11" x 14" (27.9 cm x 35.6 cm)
201905040
201905040
© copyright Mike Kraus
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Another quick sketch was completed to emphasize it's painterly colors. The composition was slight adjusted. And the colors are darker to boost contrast. In the end, a combination of many of these features were used for the final piece. It's a very thoughtful, original, and unique gift from a daughter to a dad. I'm very grateful to be a part of such a wonderful project.
Everyone has someplace special to them. For her family, it's Kosciuszko National Park in Australia. It's where they gather for one time a year. The days are spent skiing, drinking cocoa, and warming up next to a large fire. They talk about their lives scattered around the globe. And remember the good times growing up. And this humble road in Kosciuszko National Park always says "I'm home."
A quick sketch of a possible piece. We wanted to make sure all the elements were there. That it fit together appropriately. And it had it's own unique sense of "place."
View from Jagungal Lodge Kosciuszko National Park, Australia (sketch)
color pencil on paper
8" x 10" (20.3 cm x 25.4 cm)
201905043
201905043
© copyright Mike Kraus
A quick sketch of a possible piece. We wanted to make sure all the elements were there. That it fit together appropriately. And it had it's own unique sense of "place."
View from Jagungal Lodge Kosciuszko National Park, Australia (sketch)
oil pastel on paper
8" x 10" (20.3 cm x 25.4 cm)
201905044
201905044
© copyright Mike Kraus
Another quick sketch was completed to emphasize it's painterly colors. The composition was slight adjusted. And the colors are darker to boost contrast. In the end, a combination of many of these features were used for the final piece. It's a very thoughtful, original, and unique gift from a daughter to a dad. I'm very grateful to be a part of such a wonderful project.
More About Mike Kraus Art
My NPR Marketplace Business News interview about art as an alternative investment
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/
Boston Voyager Magazine interview at:
www.bostonvoyager.com/
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.
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