💜 What's it like to remember a place so vividly it feels like you're there again? 💜

Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty

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. Every twisting road reveals new rows of lavender stretching endlessly under the sun. I will never forget the fields of France.

Art is more than something pretty on a wall. It carries feelings, memories, and a little bit of hope. If this piece speaks to you, it may be because it already belongs with you.

💜 Fields of Lavender 💜

Museum-quality posters made on thick matte paper

© copyright Mike Kraus Art Inc.

For a relaxing moment in your cottage, please visit:

FRAMED: https://mikekrausart.etsy.com/listing/1716651335

PRINT: https://mikekrausart.etsy.com/listing/1702464692

DIGITAL DOWNLOAD: https://mikekrausart.etsy.com/listing/768061529

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

✨🖼️ EXTENDED BY POPULAR DEMAND: Feel Something Real 🖼️ ✨

Free Admission • No Tickets Required

Missed the opening? Due to an incredible response, we are keeping the doors open for one more month. Pieces are already finding homes, so this is your final chance to see the full collection.

Experience bold color, movement, and energy up close. This is art that shifts your mood the moment you walk in. Are you going to catch it before your favorite piece disappears?

Rochester Fine Art Market

1210 Culver Road

Rochester, NY, 14609 United States

(585) 455-3356

bobwagnerrealestate@gmail.com

I've added the full gallery hours and location details to the Facebook event here:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1711359370220258

If you hit 'Interested' or 'Going,' Facebook will actually ping you a reminder before we close so you don't miss the final dates!

🎴🃏Join us  for the Artist Trading Card (ACEO) Festival! 🎴🃏

The Artist Trading Cards (ACEO) Gallery is hosting a party August 3rd-5th! Buy, sell, trade, collect, or share your ACEOs and ATCs while connecting with artists and collectors from around the world, discovering incredible miniature artworks, and celebrating creativity in a fun and welcoming community. Sign up at: https://www.facebook.com/events/1390215639617927

I’m Mike Kraus, a lifelong artist who believes color, movement, and curiosity can quietly change how a space and a day feel. More about me at: https://mikekraus.blogspot.com/p/bio.html

For more information or custom order, please visit:

Store: http://MikeKrausArt.etsy.com

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

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

🐦 Are You Starting Another Week Already Feeling Behind? 🐦

Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty

I was walking through the woods when I heard the cheerful song of a Robin drifting through the trees. A few moments later, I spotted its warm orange chest glowing against the fresh green leaves. It struck me how often I rush through life believing I should know more, do more, and become more before I can appreciate where I am right now. The robin seemed to disagree. It simply sang. It simply showed up. That small encounter was a reminder that growth does not begin when we finally become enough. It begins when we pay attention.

Do you sometimes feel like you are still becoming the person you want to be, this little piece can serve as a gentle companion on that journey. You do not need to have everything figured out before you start finding joy. Sometimes all it takes is a small reminder from a robin to lift your eyes and keep moving forward. 

What might change in your life if you started appreciating who you are now?

🐦 American Robin #623 🐦

pen and colored pencils on Bristol paper

2.5" x 3.5" (6.35 cm x 8.89 cm) 

NOT A PRINT OR REPRODUCTION

202606034

© copyright Mike Kraus Art Inc.

For an early riser, please visit: 

https://mikekrausart.etsy.com/listing/210023423

or buy direct at:

https://mikekraus.blogspot.com/p/buy-direct-from-mike-kraus-art.html

✨🖼️ EXTENDED BY POPULAR DEMAND: Feel Something Real 🖼️ ✨

Free Admission • No Tickets Required

Missed the opening? Due to an incredible response, we are keeping the doors open for one more month. Pieces are already finding homes, so this is your final chance to see the full collection.

Experience bold color, movement, and energy up close. This is art that shifts your mood the moment you walk in. Are you going to catch it before your favorite piece disappears?

Rochester Fine Art Market
1210 Culver Road
Rochester, NY, 14609 United States
(585) 455-3356
bobwagnerrealestate@gmail.com
I've added the full gallery hours and location details to the Facebook event here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1711359370220258
If you hit 'Interested' or 'Going,' Facebook will actually ping you a reminder before we close so you don't miss the final dates!

🎴🃏Join us  for the Artist Trading Card (ACEO) Festival! 🎴🃏

The Artist Trading Cards (ACEO) Gallery is hosting a party August 3rd-5th! Buy, sell, trade, collect, or share your ACEOs and ATCs while connecting with artists and collectors from around the world, discovering incredible miniature artworks, and celebrating creativity in a fun and welcoming community. Sign up at: https://www.facebook.com/events/1390215639617927

I’m Mike Kraus, a lifelong artist who believes color, movement, and curiosity can quietly change how a space and a day feel. More about me at: https://mikekraus.blogspot.com/p/bio.html

For more information or custom order, please visit:
Store: http://MikeKrausArt.etsy.com
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/TheWayToBeauty
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/MikeKraus/
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mkraus
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MikeKrausArt
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikekrausart
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/mikekraus.bsky.social

🌊 How do you find calm before the storm? 🌊

Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty

Where do I escape?

Where do I find peace?

Where can I find myself and happiness?

🌊 When the Gales of November Come Early On Lake Superior 🌊

acrylic paint on canvas board

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

202605029

© copyright Mike Kraus Art Inc.

To weather the storm ahead, please visit: 

https://mikekrausart.etsy.com/listing/517997646

or buy direct at:

https://mikekraus.blogspot.com/p/buy-direct-from-mike-kraus-art.html

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

✨🖼️ EXTENDED BY POPULAR DEMAND: Feel Something Real 🖼️ ✨

Free Admission • No Tickets Required

Missed the opening? Due to an incredible response, we are keeping the doors open for one more month. Pieces are already finding homes, so this is your final chance to see the full collection.

Experience bold color, movement, and energy up close. This is art that shifts your mood the moment you walk in. Are you going to catch it before your favorite piece disappears?

Rochester Fine Art Market
1210 Culver Road
Rochester, NY, 14609 United States
(585) 455-3356
bobwagnerrealestate@gmail.com
I've added the full gallery hours and location details to the Facebook event here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1711359370220258
If you hit 'Interested' or 'Going,' Facebook will actually ping you a reminder before we close so you don't miss the final dates!

🎴🃏Join us  for the Artist Trading Card (ACEO) Festival! 🎴🃏

The Artist Trading Cards (ACEO) Gallery is hosting a party August 3rd-5th! Buy, sell, trade, collect, or share your ACEOs and ATCs while connecting with artists and collectors from around the world, discovering incredible miniature artworks, and celebrating creativity in a fun and welcoming community. Sign up at: https://www.facebook.com/events/1390215639617927

I’m Mike Kraus, a lifelong artist who believes color, movement, and curiosity can quietly change how a space and a day feel. More about me at: https://mikekraus.blogspot.com/p/bio.html

For more information or custom order, please visit:

Store: http://MikeKrausArt.etsy.com

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

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

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

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

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikekrausart

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

🌻 Is This When You Know Your Finger Lakes Vacation Has Officially Started? 🌻

Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty

The warm Summer breeze drifts through the open car windows as I make my way south from Rochester toward my parents' cottage on Canandaigua Lake. Each curve in the road feels familiar, like a favorite song I have not heard in a while. The air carries the sweet scent of sun warmed fields, and the sky stretches wide with bright blue color and soft white clouds floating overhead. Then I see it. The field of sunflowers glowing in the sunlight with the old red barn standing watch nearby. That is the moment I know I am almost home. The noise of daily responsibilities begins to fade, replaced by thoughts of swimming, wooded trails, and slow evenings spent with the people I love most.

Life has a way of convincing us that we should always be doing more, achieving more, and carrying more than we can comfortably hold. Yet moments like this remind me that being constantly busy is not the same as feeling fulfilled. The gentle beauty of the countryside, the familiar sights along the lake, and the promise of time spent reconnecting help me remember what really matters. This scene offers a quiet invitation to slow down, breathe a little easier, and make space for the things that restore us.

When was the last time a place made you feel like you were finally returning to the version of yourself you had been missing?

🌻 Liz's Sunflower On Canandaigua Lake 🌻

Museum-quality posters made on thick matte paper

© copyright Mike Kraus Art Inc.

For a relaxing moment in your cottage, please visit:

FRAMED: https://mikekrausart.etsy.com/listing/1786125126

PRINT: https://mikekrausart.etsy.com/listing/1786121826

DIGITAL DOWNLOAD: https://mikekrausart.etsy.com/listing/759120708

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

✨🖼️ EXTENDED BY POPULAR DEMAND: Feel Something Real 🖼️ ✨

Free Admission • No Tickets Required

Missed the opening? Due to an incredible response, we are keeping the doors open for one more month. Pieces are already finding homes, so this is your final chance to see the full collection.

Experience bold color, movement, and energy up close. This is art that shifts your mood the moment you walk in. Are you going to catch it before your favorite piece disappears?

Rochester Fine Art Market

1210 Culver Road

Rochester, NY, 14609 United States

(585) 455-3356

bobwagnerrealestate@gmail.com

I've added the full gallery hours and location details to the Facebook event here:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1711359370220258

If you hit 'Interested' or 'Going,' Facebook will actually ping you a reminder before we close so you don't miss the final dates!

🎴🃏Join us  for the Artist Trading Card (ACEO) Festival! 🎴🃏

The Artist Trading Cards (ACEO) Gallery is hosting a party August 3rd-5th! Buy, sell, trade, collect, or share your ACEOs and ATCs while connecting with artists and collectors from around the world, discovering incredible miniature artworks, and celebrating creativity in a fun and welcoming community. Sign up at: https://www.facebook.com/events/1390215639617927

I’m Mike Kraus, a lifelong artist who believes color, movement, and curiosity can quietly change how a space and a day feel. More about me at: https://mikekraus.blogspot.com/p/bio.html

For more information or custom order, please visit:

Store: http://MikeKrausArt.etsy.com

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

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

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

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

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikekrausart

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

🦝 What do you think this raccoon is planning? 🦝

Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty

Raccoon strolls through the neighborhood with the confidence of someone who definitely knows what they're is doing, even when they absolutely do not. They catch the smell of fresh cookies drifting from an open window and immediately decides that this is now the most important mission of the day. A moment later, they hear the rustle of a paper bag and changes direction just as quickly. Their plan tend to be flexible. Very flexible. While everyone else is busy trying to get things right the first time, Raccoon is busy following their curiosity wherever it leads. Somehow, despite a few questionable decisions, they usually ends up discovering something interesting.

What Raccoon understands is that nobody has everything figured out yet. There is always a new skill to learn, a new adventure to try, or a new mistake waiting to become a good story. Instead of worrying about being ready, they take action and sees what happens. Sometimes the result is success. Sometimes it is a valuable lesson. Either way, they come away with something useful. The benefit is that life becomes a lot more fun when you stop waiting to be perfect and start exploring what is possible. 

If Raccoon invited you on one of their adventures, would you trust them enough to say "yes?"

🦝 Raccoon #622 🦝

pen and colored pencils on Bristol paper

2.5" x 3.5" (6.35 cm x 8.89 cm) 

NOT A PRINT OR REPRODUCTION

202606033

© copyright Mike Kraus Art Inc.

For an elusive friend, please visit: 

https://mikekrausart.etsy.com/listing/234637716

or buy direct at:

https://mikekraus.blogspot.com/p/buy-direct-from-mike-kraus-art.html

✨🖼️ EXTENDED BY POPULAR DEMAND: Feel Something Real 🖼️ ✨

Free Admission • No Tickets Required

Missed the opening? Due to an incredible response, we are keeping the doors open for one more month. Pieces are already finding homes, so this is your final chance to see the full collection.

Experience bold color, movement, and energy up close. This is art that shifts your mood the moment you walk in. Are you going to catch it before your favorite piece disappears?

Rochester Fine Art Market
1210 Culver Road
Rochester, NY, 14609 United States
(585) 455-3356
bobwagnerrealestate@gmail.com
I've added the full gallery hours and location details to the Facebook event here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1711359370220258
If you hit 'Interested' or 'Going,' Facebook will actually ping you a reminder before we close so you don't miss the final dates!

🎴🃏Join us  for the Artist Trading Card (ACEO) Festival! 🎴🃏

The Artist Trading Cards (ACEO) Gallery is hosting a party August 3rd-5th! Buy, sell, trade, collect, or share your ACEOs and ATCs while connecting with artists and collectors from around the world, discovering incredible miniature artworks, and celebrating creativity in a fun and welcoming community. Sign up at: https://www.facebook.com/events/1390215639617927

I’m Mike Kraus, a lifelong artist who believes color, movement, and curiosity can quietly change how a space and a day feel. More about me at: https://mikekraus.blogspot.com/p/bio.html

For more information or custom order, please visit:
Store: http://MikeKrausArt.etsy.com
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/TheWayToBeauty
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/MikeKraus/
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mkraus
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MikeKrausArt
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikekrausart
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/mikekraus.bsky.social

☕️🍊 If you were sitting at a café in Orange, France right now, what would you order? 🍊☕️

Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty

I settled into a café in Orange, France just as the lunch crowd began to gather. The aroma of fresh bread, herbs, and roasted coffee drifted through the square while the cheerful hum of conversations spilled out from nearby restaurants. As I listened and watched, I realized something important. I was making progress, but I was not yet the person I wanted to become. That thought could have felt discouraging, yet it felt surprisingly hopeful. I did not need to have everything figured out. I only needed a simple way to move forward.

So I pulled out my planner and wrote down one small action I could take that day. Nothing complicated and nothing overwhelming. Within minutes, the uncertainty that had been slowing me down began to fade. That one step gave me direction, confidence, and a sense of momentum. I learned that growth does not come from waiting until you are enough. It comes from choosing a tool that helps you become more of who you want to be. 

If one small action could change the way an entire afternoon felt, what might happen if you started today?

🍊 Orange, France  🍊

acrylic paint on canvas board

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

202605028

© copyright Mike Kraus Art Inc.

For a relaxing day, please visit: 

https://mikekrausart.etsy.com/listing/249721069

or buy direct at:

https://mikekraus.blogspot.com/p/buy-direct-from-mike-kraus-art.html

✨🖼️ EXTENDED BY POPULAR DEMAND: Feel Something Real 🖼️ ✨

Free Admission • No Tickets Required

Missed the opening? Due to an incredible response, we are keeping the doors open for one more month. Pieces are already finding homes, so this is your final chance to see the full collection.

Experience bold color, movement, and energy up close. This is art that shifts your mood the moment you walk in. Are you going to catch it before your favorite piece disappears?

Rochester Fine Art Market

1210 Culver Road

Rochester, NY, 14609 United States

(585) 455-3356

bobwagnerrealestate@gmail.com

I've added the full gallery hours and location details to the Facebook event here:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1711359370220258

If you hit 'Interested' or 'Going,' Facebook will actually ping you a reminder before we close so you don't miss the final dates!

Can you find my artwork at 6x6x2026? 

Check out the global online preview to support local art at the Rochester Contemporary Art Center (RoCo) and snag original pieces for only $20!

Find your next small masterpiece at: https://roco6x6.org/gallery/2026

I’m Mike Kraus, a lifelong artist who believes color, movement, and curiosity can quietly change how a space and a day feel. More about me at: https://mikekraus.blogspot.com/p/bio.html

For more information or custom order, please visit:

Store: http://MikeKrausArt.etsy.com

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

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

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

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

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikekrausart

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

🌞 What is the first memory that comes to mind when you think of Summer on the Finger Lakes? 🌞

Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty

A lot is expected of me when I am in the city. I wake up early, check messages, answer emails, take meetings, and spend the day trying to keep up with a growing list of demands. It feels like there is always one more thing to do and one more expectation to meet. By evening, I can feel the weight of it all. That is when I make my way to a quiet place by Canandaigua Lake. I hear the gentle lapping of water against the shore and feel the cool evening air on my skin as the sky fills with brilliant shades of gold, pink, purple, and blue. For a few moments, the noise of the day fades into the background.

Growth does not come from pushing harder every minute of every day. Sometimes it comes from creating space to think, reflect, and reconnect with what matters most. The simple action is stepping away from the constant pressure and giving myself permission to pause. The benefit is clarity, renewed energy, and the reminder that my worth is not measured by how much I accomplish before sunset. 

When life feels overwhelming, where is the place that helps you remember who you are?

🌞 Canandaigua Trail 🌞

Museum-quality posters made on thick matte paper

© copyright Mike Kraus Art Inc.

For a relaxing moment in your cottage, please visit:

FRAMED: https://mikekrausart.etsy.com/listing/1716632481

PRINT: https://mikekrausart.etsy.com/listing/1702445930

DIGITAL DOWNLOAD: https://mikekrausart.etsy.com/listing/757161214

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

✨🖼️ EXTENDED BY POPULAR DEMAND: Feel Something Real 🖼️ ✨

Free Admission • No Tickets Required

Missed the opening? Due to an incredible response, we are keeping the doors open for one more month. Pieces are already finding homes, so this is your final chance to see the full collection.

Experience bold color, movement, and energy up close. This is art that shifts your mood the moment you walk in. Are you going to catch it before your favorite piece disappears?

Rochester Fine Art Market

1210 Culver Road

Rochester, NY, 14609 United States

(585) 455-3356

bobwagnerrealestate@gmail.com

I've added the full gallery hours and location details to the Facebook event here:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1711359370220258

If you hit 'Interested' or 'Going,' Facebook will actually ping you a reminder before we close so you don't miss the final dates!

Can you find my artwork at 6x6x2026? 

Check out the global online preview to support local art at the Rochester Contemporary Art Center (RoCo) and snag original pieces for only $20!

Find your next small masterpiece at: https://roco6x6.org/gallery/2026

I’m Mike Kraus, a lifelong artist who believes color, movement, and curiosity can quietly change how a space and a day feel. More about me at: https://mikekraus.blogspot.com/p/bio.html

I’m Mike Kraus, a lifelong artist who believes color, movement, and curiosity can quietly change how a space and a day feel. More about me at: https://mikekraus.blogspot.com/p/bio.html

For more information or custom order, please visit:

Store: http://MikeKrausArt.etsy.com

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

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

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

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

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikekrausart

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