Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty
🦅 Graffiti Pier In Philly #590 🦅
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
202509045
© copyright Mike Kraus Art Inc.
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When I stood before this crumbling section of Graffiti Pier, the air smelled faintly of rust and wet stone, and the silence was heavy except for the distant echo of water against the ruins. What remains here feels like a stubborn survivor, its skin layered with color and symbols that shout and whisper all at once. The wide blue eyes seemed to follow me, bright and unblinking, daring me to step closer into the dark mouth of the doorway. I thought about how quickly something massive can fall, yet still leave behind fragments that tell stories no collapse can erase.
Have you ever returned to a place you thought was gone, only to find a piece of it still holding on, waiting for you?
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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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