🌻💜 Sunflowers and Lavender In Provence 💜🌻

Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty 

Sunflowers and Lavender In Provence

acrylic paint on canvas board

5" x 7" (12.7 cm x 17.8 cm)
202404007

© copyright Mike Kraus Art Inc.
To purchase for your home, please visit: https://www.etsy.com/listing/236709609

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.  And every twisting road we turn down has countless rows of purple and blue lavender.  The heat of the Mediterranean sun presses against our backs as we pedal back to the village of Sault.  I'll never forget the fields of France.

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

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Mike 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 Center, Art Institute of Chicago, Hauenstein Center For Presidential Studies, Lollypop Farm Humane Society, and the Lurie Children's 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 thousands 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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🐶 HAPPY 11TH SCOUT-IVERSARY! 🐶

🐶 HAPPY 11TH SCOUT-IVERSARY! 🐶

Previous Scout-iversarys!

Year 10) https://mikekraus.blogspot.com/2023/11/happy-10th-scout-iversary.html

Year 9) https://mikekraus.blogspot.com/2022/10/happy-9th-scout-iversary.html

Year 8) https://mikekraus.blogspot.com/2021/10/happy-8th-scout-iversary.html

Year 7) https://mikekraus.blogspot.com/2020/10/happy-7th-scout-iversary.html

Year 6) https://mikekraus.blogspot.com/2019/10/happy-6th-scout-iversary.html

Year 5) https://mikekraus.blogspot.com/2018/10/happy-5th-scout-iversary.html
Year 4) https://mikekraus.blogspot.com/2017/10/happy-4th-scout-iversary.html
Year 3) http://mikekraus.blogspot.com/2016/10/happy-3rd-scout-iversary.html

Year 2) http://mikekraus.blogspot.mk/2015/11/happy-scout-iversary.html

Year 1) http://mikekraus.blogspot.com/2014/10/celebrations.html

In The Beginning) http://mikekraus.blogspot.com/2013/10/our-new-dog-scout.html

😎 A Calm and Relaxing Lifestyle 😎

 

Being calm and relaxed isn’t something you do; it’s a lifestyle. It’s how we think, our habits, and our actions. Below are several short articles to help you find tranquility. Read them however works best for you (all-at-once, one-a-week, in-or-out-of order, or situation you’re feeling right now). This is a process designed to help us find peace of mind. THANK YOU and know that we support your efforts.

😎 How Relaxed And Happy Am I? 😎:

https://medium.com/arts-o-magazine/how-relaxed-an-happy-am-i-b24c403455b1?sk=52ca361a377e965b7da1807d8217362f

😎 Do I Seem Calm and Relaxed To You? Ask A Friend 😎:

https://medium.com/arts-o-magazine/do-i-seem-calm-and-relaxed-to-you-ask-a-friend-37f3e2b8c019?sk=69bec81bab1c081934d9c9ef81dd8b7a

🤷‍♀️ Am I Ready To Change My Habits To Be More Relaxed? 🤷‍♀:

https://medium.com/arts-o-magazine/%EF%B8%8F-am-i-ready-to-change-my-habitsto-be-more-relaxed-68b09961a995?sk=6c8c2c539b85cf7644319dcee5220f8a

🌞😎 What Motivation Do I Have To Be Calm and Relaxed? 😎🌞:

https://medium.com/arts-o-magazine/what-motivation-do-i-have-to-be-calm-and-relaxed-5f715ad3ce42?sk=33f51b7fdbe1d65a723ca81cc9d08d29

🏈 To Be More Relaxed, What Will I Change? How Will I Do It? Goals? 🏈:

https://medium.com/arts-o-magazine/to-be-more-relaxed-what-will-i-change-how-will-i-do-it-goals-8157a4cbe82e?sk=d7cead819f29a26e5192f84fbe42b8de

😡 At Some Point, I’ll Become Agitated. How Will I Return To Calm? 😡:

https://medium.com/arts-o-magazine/at-some-point-ill-become-agitated-how-will-i-return-to-calm-9f2f0162cfba?sk=9110f132e7cc62f1e343b891d9346ba0

🤷‍♀️ Feedback: Do I, Friends, and Family Notice I’m More Relaxed? 🤷‍♀️:

https://medium.com/arts-o-magazine/%EF%B8%8F-feedback-do-i-friends-and-family-notice-im-more-relaxed-%EF%B8%8F-294a073d3194?sk=3d8d98197b91c5f31413096d75ae0ce6

🏀 How Do I Practice Being Calm and Relaxed? 🏀:

https://medium.com/arts-o-magazine/how-do-i-practice-being-calm-and-relaxed-87b1c112efa3?sk=f393ed16a3a55cffe8a48df08c7c1e8a

💙 Who Do I Admire For Their Calm and Relaxed Personality? 💙:

https://medium.com/arts-o-magazine/who-do-i-admire-for-their-calm-and-relaxed-personality-8895673c8321?sk=1a7fb103f62c79af43f72daefe70c9b4

👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Who Is My Support Group For Relaxation? 👩‍👩‍👧‍👧:

https://medium.com/arts-o-magazine/who-is-my-support-group-for-relaxation-bf075a2387d9?sk=bf2cbb4d5e1ede479f7ab3c0e531f6ba

👏 How Can We Encourage Each Other To Be More Relaxed? 👏:

https://medium.com/arts-o-magazine/how-can-we-encourage-each-other-to-be-more-relaxed-05312ff1a63c?sk=9e514681bca9b9062ca0b84ab27d4d1f

🏡 How Can I Make The Spaces I Live and Work In More Relaxing? 🏡:

https://medium.com/arts-o-magazine/how-can-i-make-the-spaces-i-live-and-work-in-more-relaxing-80855dd79fef?sk=07b9b435ea99114b33a2f6f5534fb7e9

✅ Evaluate: Am I More Relaxed? Do I Need To Make Adjustments? ✅:

https://medium.com/arts-o-magazine/evaluate-am-i-more-relaxed-do-i-need-to-make-adjustments-c8ae65fe6e07?sk=1453515e9e2604d5676d9354699051cb

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Mike 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 Center, Art Institute of Chicago, Hauenstein Center For Presidential Studies, Lollypop Farm Humane Society, and the Lurie Children's 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 thousands 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.

For more information or custom order, please visit:

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

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🏨 Chicago Alley 🏨

Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty

🏨 Chicago Alley 🏨

Museum-quality posters made on thick matte paper

© copyright Mike Kraus Art Inc.

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PRINT: https://mikekrausart.etsy.com/listing/1668576286

The "L" train rattles and squeals after a long day at work.  Chauffeured home while reading a book and looking at the road rage of traffic below.  The backs of building pass by with their tangle of power lines and wonky patios.  This city has two side: a facade to show the world and a place where the real work gets done.  The alleys are somehow beautifully utilitarian.

What do you notice about your neighborhood?  Is it full of natural beauty or manmade?  Are there trees or have they all been removed?  Can you get places by walking and/or biking or are you forced to drive everywhere?  Where we live is who we are.

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

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Mike 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 Center, Art Institute of Chicago, Hauenstein Center For Presidential Studies, Lollypop Farm Humane Society, and the Lurie Children's 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 thousands 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.

For more information or custom order, please visit:

Store: http://MikeKrausArt.etsy.com

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

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🌯 The Burrito 🌯

Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty

🌯 The Burrito 🌯

acrylic paint on canvas board

5" x 7" (12.7 cm x 17.8 cm)
202409028

© copyright Mike Kraus Art Inc.

To purchase for your kitchen or dining room, please visit: https://mikekrausart.etsy.com/listing/249140537

Around 10,000 B.C., a corn tortilla food wrap became a common dinner in Mesoamerica.  For thousands of years and countless generations, the recipe was passed on and evolved.  The Pueblo Native American of southwestern United States and northern Mexico ate it as a staple meal.  Cowboys roaming California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Texas, and Guanajuato found it to be an easy meal to eat while rounding up cattle.  There's a couple legends where the name "burrito" came from.  One says it's because a street vendor in Ciudad Juárez named Juan Méndez sold the meal while riding a donkey.  Another claims it came from a term of endearment used by a man selling lunches to poor school children.  Today, the burrito is served in an infinite amount of restaurants in a myriad of varieties.  Yet another example of how food shows we have more in common than we have in differences. 

Alrededor de 10.000 aC, una envoltura de tortilla de maíz se convirtió en una cena común en Mesoamérica. Durante miles de años e innumerables generaciones, la receta se transmitió y evolucionó. El pueblo nativo americano del suroeste de los Estados Unidos y el norte de México lo comió como una comida básica. Los vaqueros que vagaban por California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Nuevo México, Colorado, Texas y Guanajuato consideraron que era una comida fácil de comer mientras redondeaban el ganado. Hay un par de leyendas de donde vino el nombre "burrito". Uno dice que es porque un vendedor ambulante en Ciudad Juárez llamado Juan Méndez vendió la comida mientras montaba un burro. Otro afirma que proviene de un término de cariño usado por un hombre que vende almuerzos a niños de escuelas pobres. Hoy en día, el burrito se sirve en una cantidad infinita de restaurantes en una gran variedad de variedades. Otro ejemplo más de cómo la comida muestra que tenemos más en común que diferencias.

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Mike 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 Center, Art Institute of Chicago, Hauenstein Center For Presidential Studies, Lollypop Farm Humane Society, and the Lurie Children's 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 thousands 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.

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/

Instagram: https://instagram.com/mikekrausart

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

🍁 Autumn Leaf Stone With Gold Chain 🍁

 

🍁 Autumn Leaf Stone With Gold Chain 🍁

Noelle Fran

Polymer Clay and Sodalite Stone

To purchase for your neck, please visit:

https://FRENCHYTrouvailles.etsy.com/listing/1566982951

Her puppy doesn't seem to notice the brisk morning air as they hike the river valley.  The young dog pulls to explore more of the trail.  Even when she tries to stop to enjoy the view.  The only sound in the river and the leaves shaking in the breeze.  When the sunlight comes out, the forest burst with vibrant colors of autumn.  This is the magic of nature.

About Noelle Fran:

Creating allows my imagination to express itself.  And is also very soothing. I have always liked to create.  First to transform everyday life and my environment.  Then to share my creations with others

Connect With Noelle Fran at:

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

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

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.fr/noellefranc999

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🍞 Rye Sourdough Starter Culture 🍞

 

Dry 100% Rye Sourdough Starter Culture

10g of dehydrated rye sourdough starter culture

Made by EcoLogic Culture

To purchase for your kitchen, please visit: https://EcoLogicCulture.etsy.com/listing/1501790406

As the weather cools, it's nice to warm up your home by baking bread.  Sourdough is healthy and low-gluten.  Best of all, it will fill your home with the fresh bread aroma.

To learn more about EcoLogic Culture, please visit:

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

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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!