Aunt's Texas House Painting

Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty Aunt's Texas House acrylic paint on canvas board 8" x 10" (20.3 cm x 25.4 cm) 201911104 © copyright Michael Kraus For more information, please visit: Finding the perfect gift is always difficult. But what do you get someone who's moving to a new home? Well, she had a great idea for her family, which was also appropriate since she's an architect. Her vision was to create paintings of their homes that were true to life; but dreamlike. To capture their essence and memories. If it's "the thought that counts" in gift giving, she won Christmas this year. And, I'm honored to have been a small part of it. More About Mike Kraus Art My NPR Marketplace Business News interview about art as an alternative investment Graphic Ear Interview on WAYO 104.3 FM Boston Voyager Magazine interview at: 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 Foundation, Art Institute of Chicago, Hauenstein Center For Presidential Studies, Lollypop Farm Humane Society, and the Children's Memorial 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 hundreds 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: Facebook: Instagram: Pinterest: Twitter: LinkedIn: