🦃 NOW OPEN for Black Friday and Small Business Saturday! 🦃

 

NOW OPEN!!!

🦃 5th Annual Grateful Art Festival 🦃

 at:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1934458910278595

Do you believe that one-of-a-kind gifts make people feel special?  Then you're invited to find and buy amazing art. Browse unique, hand-crafted items in ceramics, jewelry, glass, mixed media, photography, wood, leather, fiber, metal, wearable art, digital art, paintings, prints and so much more!

🍂🦃🍁 HAPPY THANKSGIVING! 🍁🦃🍂

 Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Happiness is found in small things like a good meal, a kind gesture, or watching a beautiful sunset.  It's forgetting about the past and ignoring an unknowable future that allows me to appreciate today.  When someone is struggling, I feel good when I'm able to help them; even just a little.  Sometimes, feeling good only takes saying "thank you" to someone who is courteous.

I'm a very lucky person.  My supportive and loving wife has made my dreams come true.  All of my happy and healthy family and friends.  I've had a goofy mutt to keep me company in my studio for all these years.  And, I'm very grateful for you.  

Your kindness has made my artwork possible.  THANK YOU for being YOU and have a great Thanksgiving!

Your Friend,

Mike Kraus
MikeKrausArt.etsy.com

PS - YOU'RE INVITED to the 🦃 5th Annual Grateful Art Festival 🦃 opening on Friday, November 29th online at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1934458910278595, which is bigger than ever!  It's 5 days of games and other activities, over 3,000 artisans, and countless deals on gifts as we kick off the holiday season.

My Story

I’m Mike, the Artist of Mike Kraus Art Inc.

I’ve been making art since I was old enough to hold a crayon. I’d fill countless sketchbooks with drawings, cover school assignments with doodles, and publish magazines and print flyers for my friend’s bands. And then, I became an adult... The demands of food and rent seemed to require a “serious job.” For years, I languished in a cubicle performing meaningless tasks for a meager salary.

Until one day, my boss insulted me. After years of being yelled at, micromanaged, and “thrown under the bus” for their incompetence; I had enough. I quit my career and took another part-time job as a cashier of a big-box store because it had the least amount of responsibility. The rest of my time I spent painting. After several months, I had to quit this low-wage job too because it was getting in the way of my art business.

I decided to be a full-time professional artist. I needed the time to paint, collaborate with my patrons and galleries, and maintain my studio. Since then, I’ve sold thousands of paintings that are displayed in nearly every state and dozens of countries. I’m very fortunate to have a career dedicated to adding more beauty to the world. And I hope to share that experience with you.

For more information or custom order, please visit:

Store: http://MikeKrausArt.etsy.com

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/TheWayToBeauty

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MikeKrausArt

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

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mkraus

BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/mikekraus.bsky.social

Instagram: https://instagram.com/mikekrausart

🌳 Twilight Woods 🌳

 Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty

🌳 Twilight Woods 🌳

Museum-quality posters made on thick matte paper

© copyright Mike Kraus Art Inc.

To purchase for your home, please visit: 

FRAMED: https://mikekrausart.etsy.com/listing/1673524608

PRINT: https://mikekrausart.etsy.com/listing/1673521908

I follow the winding path not knowing where I'll end up.  The trees rustle in the breeze stirring up the aromas of the forest.  A freshness one always has to remind themselves of in civilization.  The light refracts in strange ways at this time.  It's when the surreal becomes the real.

Let's make this a beautiful holiday season!  Are you a part of a community and who are they really?

This piece would look best in a small space that is red, orange, yellow, dark blue, purple, white, black, grey, beige, or wood.

Sign up for the

🦃 5th Annual Grateful Art Festival 🦃

 at:

https://www.facebook.com/events/854192459974419

Do you believe that one-of-a-kind gifts make people feel special?  Then you're invited to find and buy amazing art. Browse unique, hand-crafted items in ceramics, jewelry, glass, mixed media, photography, wood, leather, fiber, metal, wearable art, digital art, paintings, prints and so much more!

My Story

I’m Mike, the Artist of Mike Kraus Art Inc.

I’ve been making art since I was old enough to hold a crayon. I’d fill countless sketchbooks with drawings, cover school assignments with doodles, and publish magazines and print flyers for my friend’s bands. And then, I became an adult... The demands of food and rent seemed to require a “serious job.” For years, I languished in a cubicle performing meaningless tasks for a meager salary.

Until one day, my boss insulted me. After years of being yelled at, micromanaged, and “thrown under the bus” for their incompetence; I had enough. I quit my career and took another part-time job as a cashier of a big-box store because it had the least amount of responsibility. The rest of my time I spent painting. After several months, I had to quit this low-wage job too because it was getting in the way of my art business.

I decided to be a full-time professional artist. I needed the time to paint, collaborate with my patrons and galleries, and maintain my studio. Since then, I’ve sold thousands of paintings that are displayed in nearly every state and dozens of countries. I’m very fortunate to have a career dedicated to adding more beauty to the world. And I hope to share that experience with you.

For more information or custom order, please visit:

Store: http://MikeKrausArt.etsy.com

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/TheWayToBeauty

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MikeKrausArt

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

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mkraus

BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/mikekraus.bsky.social

Instagram: https://instagram.com/mikekrausart

🐶🎁 Hilary's World 🐶🐶

Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty

🐶🎁 Hilary's World 🐶🐶

acrylic paint on canvas board

8" x 10" (20.3 cm x 25.4 cm) 
202410034

© copyright Mike Kraus Art Inc.

For information on a custom piece, please visit: https://mikekrausart.etsy.com/listing/186507940

How do I show someone they are special?  Someone who makes me feel good?  And I want them to know how I feel about them.  This one-of-a-kind artwork let's them know how unique they are and how much I love them.

Sign up for the

🦃 5th Annual Grateful Art Festival 🦃

 at:

https://www.facebook.com/events/854192459974419

Do you believe that one-of-a-kind gifts make people feel special?  Then you're invited to find and buy amazing art. Browse unique, hand-crafted items in ceramics, jewelry, glass, mixed media, photography, wood, leather, fiber, metal, wearable art, digital art, paintings, prints and so much more!

My Story

I’m Mike, the Artist of Mike Kraus Art Inc.

I’ve been making art since I was old enough to hold a crayon. I’d fill countless sketchbooks with drawings, cover school assignments with doodles, and publish magazines and print flyers for my friend’s bands. And then, I became an adult... The demands of food and rent seemed to require a “serious job.” For years, I languished in a cubicle performing meaningless tasks for a meager salary.

Until one day, my boss insulted me. After years of being yelled at, micromanaged, and “thrown under the bus” for their incompetence; I had enough. I quit my career and took another part-time job as a cashier of a big-box store because it had the least amount of responsibility. The rest of my time I spent painting. After several months, I had to quit this low-wage job too because it was getting in the way of my art business.

I decided to be a full-time professional artist. I needed the time to paint, collaborate with my patrons and galleries, and maintain my studio. Since then, I’ve sold thousands of paintings that are displayed in nearly every state and dozens of countries. I’m very fortunate to have a career dedicated to adding more beauty to the world. And I hope to share that experience with you.

For more information or custom order, please visit:

Store: http://MikeKrausArt.etsy.com

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/TheWayToBeauty

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MikeKrausArt

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

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mkraus

BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/mikekraus.bsky.social

Instagram: https://instagram.com/mikekrausart

🧡🦜 Parrots Pendants Earrings 🦜🧡

🧡🦜 Parrots Pendants Earrings 🦜🧡

by Jenny Dupraz

925 silver with Venetian Murano glass

4 inch droplength, 0.2 ounces each

To purchase for your ears, please visit:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1044637032

The season was turning cold and we'd decided to get away to Martinique. It's a rugged Caribbean island of steep hills, narrow streets, and garden cafes. The days spend relaxing on the
Plage des Salines and romantic evenings at a beachside restaurant with a pet parrot named Captain. Every day, we'd return from the beach for drinks and play with Captain. We'd have our dinners together overlooking the sea. And he' squawk "bye-bye" as we'd walk the beach back to our room. So many wonderful memories.

Sign up for the

🦃 5th Annual Grateful Art Festival 🦃

 at:

https://www.facebook.com/events/854192459974419

Do you believe that one-of-a-kind gifts make people feel special?  Then you're invited to find and buy amazing art. Browse unique, hand-crafted items in ceramics, jewelry, glass, mixed media, photography, wood, leather, fiber, metal, wearable art, digital art, paintings, prints and so much more!

Story of Jenny Dupraz
I have always loved creating jewelry! But, I fall in love with Venetian beads 25 years ago, during a trip to Venice.  Since this time, the venetian Beads were becoming my passion!  Fascinated by the diversity of the Venetian beads, their shape, their size, their color, touch them, as their history, the beauty and magic of Venice Beads (Murano) really triggered the "favorite magic"which led me to create jewelry, first for my own pleasure and that of my friends, and now yours!

It's a passion I would like to share with you.

I only create unique models according to my desires, the inspiration of the moment, taking into account current trends, of course.

Direct from Italy, Murano glass beads are handmade in Italy by skilled artisans who have perfected the art of glass.  I mix them with beads semi-Precious, Swarovski, and others that you will be glad to discover...

Contact Jenny Dupraz at:
Shop: https://www.TheoVenice.etsy.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brigitte.dupraz

🌊😎 This special place is always in my memories 😎🌊

Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty

🌊😎 Canandaigua Lake 😎🌊

Museum-quality posters made on thick matte paper

© copyright Mike Kraus Art Inc.

To purchase for your home, please visit: 

FRAMED: https://mikekrausart.etsy.com/listing/1685746172

PRINT: https://mikekrausart.etsy.com/listing/1685743468

The warm breeze rushes through the car as we drive down country roads with our windows down. Every bend reveals new sights. Every hill a new perspective on the panorama. It's a yearly ritual for us to drive around the lake when the warm weather returns.  A day full of hiking and picnics among the waves. It's the little things in life that make us grateful.

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

Sign up for the

🦃 5th Annual Grateful Art Festival 🦃

 at:

https://www.facebook.com/events/854192459974419

Do you believe that one-of-a-kind gifts make people feel special?  Then you're invited to find and buy amazing art. Browse unique, hand-crafted items in ceramics, jewelry, glass, mixed media, photography, wood, leather, fiber, metal, wearable art, digital art, paintings, prints and so much more!

My Story

I’m Mike, the Artist of Mike Kraus Art Inc.

I’ve been making art since I was old enough to hold a crayon. I’d fill countless sketchbooks with drawings, cover school assignments with doodles, and publish magazines and print flyers for my friend’s bands. And then, I became an adult... The demands of food and rent seemed to require a “serious job.” For years, I languished in a cubicle performing meaningless tasks for a meager salary.

Until one day, my boss insulted me. After years of being yelled at, micromanaged, and “thrown under the bus” for their incompetence; I had enough. I quit my career and took another part-time job as a cashier of a big-box store because it had the least amount of responsibility. The rest of my time I spent painting. After several months, I had to quit this low-wage job too because it was getting in the way of my art business.

I decided to be a full-time professional artist. I needed the time to paint, collaborate with my patrons and galleries, and maintain my studio. Since then, I’ve sold thousands of paintings that are displayed in nearly every state and dozens of countries. I’m very fortunate to have a career dedicated to adding more beauty to the world. And I hope to share that experience with you.

For more information or custom order, please visit:

Store: http://MikeKrausArt.etsy.com

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/TheWayToBeauty

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MikeKrausArt

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

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mkraus

BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/mikekraus.bsky.social

Instagram: https://instagram.com/mikekrausart

🌹 Pink Rose 🌹

Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty

🌹 Pink Rose 🌹

Museum-quality posters made on thick matte paper

© copyright Mike Kraus Art Inc.

To purchase for your home, please visit: 

FRAMED: https://mikekrausart.etsy.com/listing/1812301468

PRINT: https://mikekrausart.etsy.com/listing/1826491973

Spring gardening is a lot of work with little instant gratification.  There's a lot of weeding, pruning, sowing, tilling, and other activities that look like I've done less than when you started.  Little by little, some seedlings appear and other greenery.  The nightly concern of frost and expectations of deer.  One morning, I'll wake up to unseasonable warm weather and I'm surprised a burst of pink miraculously appears in my yard.  Summer must be near.

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

Sign up for the

🦃 5th Annual Grateful Art Festival 🦃

 at:

https://www.facebook.com/events/854192459974419

Do you believe that one-of-a-kind gifts make people feel special?  Then you're invited to find and buy amazing art. Browse unique, hand-crafted items in ceramics, jewelry, glass, mixed media, photography, wood, leather, fiber, metal, wearable art, digital art, paintings, prints and so much more!

My Story

I’m Mike, the Artist of Mike Kraus Art Inc.

I’ve been making art since I was old enough to hold a crayon. I’d fill countless sketchbooks with drawings, cover school assignments with doodles, and publish magazines and print flyers for my friend’s bands. And then, I became an adult... The demands of food and rent seemed to require a “serious job.” For years, I languished in a cubicle performing meaningless tasks for a meager salary.

Until one day, my boss insulted me. After years of being yelled at, micromanaged, and “thrown under the bus” for their incompetence; I had enough. I quit my career and took another part-time job as a cashier of a big-box store because it had the least amount of responsibility. The rest of my time I spent painting. After several months, I had to quit this low-wage job too because it was getting in the way of my art business.

I decided to be a full-time professional artist. I needed the time to paint, collaborate with my patrons and galleries, and maintain my studio. Since then, I’ve sold thousands of paintings that are displayed in nearly every state and dozens of countries. I’m very fortunate to have a career dedicated to adding more beauty to the world. And I hope to share that experience with you.

For more information or custom order, please visit:

Store: http://MikeKrausArt.etsy.com

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/TheWayToBeauty

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MikeKrausArt

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

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mkraus

BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/mikekraus.bsky.social

Instagram: https://instagram.com/mikekrausart