Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty
🌳 Hudson River From Storm King Mountain #584 🌳
pen, ink, and colored pencil on Bristol paper
2.5" x 3.5" (6.35 cm x 8.89 cm)
NOT A PRINT OR REPRODUCTION
202507031
© copyright Mike Kraus Art Inc.
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The first time I hiked up Storm King Mountain, the sky looked like it had been brushed with gold, and the Hudson shimmered below like a quiet ribbon of light. I remember sitting on the warm rock, legs tired and heart full, watching the layers of green fade into soft blue ridges, each one more hushed than the last. The air smelled like hayfields and maple, and for a minute, the world felt perfectly still.
Do you have a place that always makes you pause and breathe a little deeper?
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My Story
Hi, I’m Mike the artist of Mike Kraus Art Inc.
I’ve been making art since I could hold a crayon. As a kid, I’d fill every notebook, homework margin, and scrap of paper with doodles. I sold my first artwork in junior high, sketching in class and handing off pieces between periods. That early love for making things never faded. I followed it all the way to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and eventually, I decided to stop treating art as a side hustle and make it my life’s work.
My paintings are full of energy, motion, and saturated color. I’m drawn to bold shapes and organic lines—forms that feel alive. I create with the hope that my work brings something beautiful and uplifting into someone’s day. Whether it’s a spark of joy, a moment of calm, or just a splash of color that makes you pause—I want my art to connect with something real.
Now, I’m lucky enough to paint full-time, with collectors across the U.S. and in dozens of countries around the world. But more than anything, I still feel like that kid with a crayon, excited to create. I’m grateful to share this journey with you—and I hope you find something in my work that makes your world a little brighter.
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