Mike Kraus

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🐑 When was the last time you felt brave enough to try something new? 🐑 Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty I am Sproo the Sheep, professional wanderer of soft hills and finder of unusually good days. This morning the grass tasted like cool green apples kissed by sunlight, which is how I knew something excellent was about to happen. I followed that feeling over a ridge where the breeze whispered secrets through my wool, light and ticklish, like it was trying to convince me to be just a little more curious than usual. That is the trick, you know. The world opens up when you stop overthinking and start nibbling at the edges of adventure. So I did what I always do when something feels right. I stepped forward. And then another step. Before long I had discovered a place that felt like it had been waiting just for me, calm, bright, and full of possibility. That is what I bring with me wherever I go, a reminder that you do not need to have everything figured out to enjoy something wonderful. You just need to say yes to the moment and let a little joy follow you home. Tell me, if you spent a day wandering with me, what would you be brave enough to discover? 🐑 Sproo the Sheep no. 617 🐑 For an fluffy friend, please visit: /listing/236320912 or buy direct at: /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? @RochesterFineArtMarket 1210 Culver Road Rochester, NY, 14609 United States (585) 455-3356 [email protected] I've added the full gallery hours and location details to the Facebook event here: /events/1711359370220258

💜 How Are We Going To Spend Our Summer? 💜 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. 💜 Lavender Farm 💜 To enjoy more relaxation in your home, please visit: FRAMED: /listing/4503767503 PRINT: /listing/4503772296 DIGITAL DOWNLOAD: /listing/1330047244 ✨🖼️ 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 [email protected] I've added the full gallery hours and location details to the Facebook event here: /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 starting TODAY May 8th at 10am to support local art at the @rochester.contemporary.art.center and snag original pieces for only $20! Find your next small masterpiece at: /gallery/2026 Are you on Bluesky yet? Join me at: https://bsky.app/profile/mikekraus.bsky.social #Brightscapes #MikeKrausArt #Lavender #Provence #France #French #sunset #wallart #fineartprint #livingroomdecor #calmspaces #lavenderfields #homedecorart #artforhome #statementart

🔥 Does Your Dog Also Think The Smoke Detector Is Pure Evil? 🔥 Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty Our dog Scout knew the Evil Smoke Detector was not to be trusted. By day, it sat silently on the ceiling pretending to be “helpful,” but every night, just as the house became warm and cozy with the smell of popcorn, blankets, and late night treats, it would awaken with an unholy *CHIRP.* Scout would launch off the couch like a furry missile while the detector whispered things like “low battery” in a voice that sounded suspiciously proud of itself. You changed the battery three times. The Evil Smoke Detector only grew stronger. At one point, Scout hid inside a laundry basket and wore it around the house like emotional support armor. Meanwhile, other dog owners seemed to live peaceful, civilized lives with calm pets and normal ceilings. But not you. No, your home had become a psychological battlefield ruled by a screaming plastic demon circle that yelled “FIRE!” every time someone slightly overcooked garlic bread. Sweat rolled down your face in the summer heat as Scout barked heroically at the ceiling, convinced she alone stood between civilization and total destruction. So... has your smoke detector already broken your spirit, or are you still pretending you are in control? 🔥 Evil Smoke Detector #616 🔥 For an evil friend, please visit: /listing/239787317 or buy direct at: /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 [email protected] Info at: /events/1711359370220258

🏢 How Can Beauty Heal What Is Breaking Around Us? 🏢 Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty The hardest part is not the ache, but the way it settles into me. A steady pressure that makes even the brush of fabric across my skin feel sharp. What they give me helped at first. Just enough to keep me moving. Just enough to make the day feel possible again. And Main Street with doors open and voices drifting in and out of shops that felt familiar. But little-by-little things grew quieter. A place closing early here. A light not turning on there. Someone missing from the usual haunt on the block. I tell myself I am still part of it. Still keeping up. Still floating through what everyone else is passing through. Even as the town changes shape around me. When everything shifts, when is the moment we stop recognizing the place we used to know well? 🏢 The Prescribed Landscape 🏢 For a place to wander, please visit: /listing/526718401 or buy direct at: /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? @rochesterfineartmarket 1210 Culver Road Rochester, NY, 14609 United States (585) 455-3356 [email protected] I've added the full gallery hours and location details to the Facebook event here: /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 starting TODAY May 8th at 10am to support local art at @roco137 and snag original pieces for only $20! Buy your small masterpiece at: /gallery/2026

🌻😎🌊 Ready for sunflowers, lake views, and blue skies this Summer? 🌊😎🌻 Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty There is something about Canandaigua Lake that slows everything down in the best possible way. The gentle light across the water, the quiet strength of the shoreline, the feeling that you can finally exhale and stay awhile. When life feels full and fast, this becomes your reminder to pause, breathe deeply, and reconnect with what matters most. You do not need to travel hours to return to that peaceful shoreline. You can welcome it into your home and let it soften the edges of your day. If you have been craving a space that feels lighter, more grounded, and quietly inspiring, this is your invitation to claim it. Are you ready to bring the serenity of the lake into your everyday life? 🌻🌊 Canandaigua Lake Sunflowers 🌊🌻 For great memories, please visit: FRAMED: /listing/4499818665 PRINT: /listing/4499824952 DIGITAL DOWNLOAD: /listing/4499821957 ✨🖼️ 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 [email protected] I've added the full gallery hours and location details to the Facebook event here: /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! Are you on Bluesky yet? Join me at: https://bsky.app/profile/mikekraus.bsky.social #Brightscapes #MikeKrausArt #Canandaigua #CanandaiguaNY #CanandaiguaLake #FingerLakes #FLX #Upstate #UpstateNY #UpstateNewYork #sunflower #sunflowers #RochesterNY #Syracuse #BuffaloNY #presents #gift

✨🖼️ 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? @rochesterfineartmarket 1210 Culver Road Rochester, NY, 14609 United States (585) 455-3356 [email protected] I've added the full gallery hours and location details to the Facebook event here: /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! #Brightscapes #MikeKrausArt #FirstFridayROC #Rochester #RochesterNY #RochesterNewYork #NewYork #NY #Upstate #UpstateNY #UpstateNewYork #FingerLakes #FingerLakesRegion #FingerLakesNY #RochesterNYartist #RochesterArtist #ExploreRochester #ThisIsROC #RochesterArtCollector #NewYorkArtCollector #UpstateNYartist #Irondequoit #Pittsford #PittsfordNY #BrightonNY #GreeceNY #WebsterNY #MendonNY #PerintonNY #FairportNY

🌙 You’re invited to spend your Friday night surrounded by color, creativity, and great company 🌙 Join us May 1st from 6pm to 9pm at Rochester Fine Art Market for a lively First Friday featuring the vibrant and expressive work of Mike Kraus. The gallery will be filled with bold, energetic paintings, along with music, food, and drinks to make it an experience that goes beyond just looking at art. It is a relaxed and welcoming space where you can connect, explore, and enjoy a night that feels both inspiring and easy to be part of. Whether you come to take in the artwork, meet new people, or simply enjoy the atmosphere, it is a great way to spend your Friday evening. What kind of energy are you hoping to step into this weekend? RSVP at: /events/1628819511667412 Rochester Fine Art Market TODAY May 1st, 2026 6pm-9pm 1210 Culver Road Rochester, NY, 14609 United States (585) 455-3356 [email protected] #Brightscapes #MikeKrausArt #FirstFridayROC #Rochester #RochesterNY #RochesterNewYork #NewYork #NY #Upstate #UpstateNY #UpstateNewYork #FingerLakes #FingerLakesRegion #FingerLakesNY #RochesterNYartist #RochesterArtist #ExploreRochester #ThisIsROC #RochesterArtCollector #NewYorkArtCollector #UpstateNYartist #Irondequoit #Pittsford #PittsfordNY #BrightonNY #GreeceNY #WebsterNY #MendonNY #PerintonNY #FairportNY @rochesterfineartmarket

🇺🇸 MayDay 2026 Online Art Festival 🇺🇸 What if one day of creativity could shift everything? Join us at /r/ArtFestival for a high energy, one day celebration where artists, makers, and art lovers come together to share, discover, and connect in real time. Post your work, support others, or simply enjoy the experience. This is your invitation to be part of something alive, welcoming, and full of inspiration. 🇺🇸 RSVP and get reminders: 🇺🇸 /events/1494771728908397 #ArtFestival #Reddit #ArtCommunity #Art #MayDay #ArtCollector #OriginalArt #ArtForSale #CreativeCommunity #IndieArtist #ArtLover #MakersGonnaMake #NoKings #Truth #ArtEvent #OnlineEvent #ArtShow #Freedom #Justice #Kindness #Fair #Kind #ArtForChange #Democracy #Protest #USA #American #ChooseKindness #UnitedStates #PeoplePower @falloffreedom

☕️🧠 If You Could Hold Your Memories in Your Hands, What Would You Keep? 🧠☕️ I opened it without any real intention, just curiosity, and something about it pulled me in before I could even explain why. The pages felt softly worn beneath my fingers, like they had already lived a life before finding me, and there was this faint, comforting scent, warm and a little earthy, that reminded me of quiet mornings and things I thought I had forgotten. Tucked corners and layered bits seemed to hold onto tiny fragments of stories, like echoes waiting for someone to notice them again. I found myself slowing down, tracing details, remembering places, people, versions of myself that I had not visited in a long time. I started slipping in my own pieces without overthinking it, a note here, a small keepsake there, letting it become a place where memories could land instead of drift away. It felt less like organizing and more like reconnecting, like giving my past a soft place to rest so it did not have to keep knocking at the door of my mind. By the time I closed it, I felt grounded in a way that surprised me, like I had gathered scattered parts of myself and gently brought them back together. If you had a place that could hold your memories like this, what would you choose to keep close? Handmade Coffee Journal by @velvet spicer To keep all of your precious memories, please visit: /listing/4493040305 🌙 You're invited to a First Friday of color, energy, and connection 🌙 Join us May 1st from 6pm to 9pm at Rochester Fine Art Market for an evening featuring the vibrant and expressive work of Mike Kraus. His paintings are full of bold color, movement, and organic forms that are meant to be felt as much as seen. This is your chance to experience the work up close, meet the artist, and connect with a welcoming community of art lovers. Whether you are a longtime collector or just curious, it is an easy and inspiring way to step into something new. What might you discover when you give yourself the space to look a little closer? RSVP at: /events/1628819511667412

🌮 Why Always Chicken Out When You Could Try A Fish Taco? 🌮 Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty Tucked in my cozy shell, feeling the ocean breeze whisper through my lettuce and the sun warming me like a lazy beach afternoon. I could smell a hint of lime dancing in the air and hear distant waves clapping like they were cheering me on. Some human nearby looked totally fried in the not fun way, all tense and crunchy inside, so I wiggled my little feet and said hey, come chill with me for a second. I told them about my go to move called Taco Drift, where you pause, breathe slow, and imagine yourself floating on a mellow tide with nothing to prove and nowhere to rush. It sounds silly, I know, but I am a bit of a California weirdo and I swear by it. They gave it a try, shoulders dropping like sand settling after a wave, and I could almost taste the calm spreading, smooth and fresh like a perfect bite. Taco Drift works fast because your brain secretly loves a tiny vacation, even if it only lasts a moment. The human smiled, and that soft happy sound was better than any beach party I have ever crashed. Life can get loud and spicy in a way that burns, but a small easy action can turn that heat into something warm and delicious instead. 🌮 Fish Taco no. 615 🌮 For a funny friend, please visit: /listing/239293063 or buy direct at: /p/buy-direct-from-mike-kraus-art.html 🇺🇸 For MayDay 2026, let’s celebrate Freedom in the most meaningful way we can by creating, sharing, and showing up for one another. Whether you are an artist, a maker, a performer, a vendor, or someone who simply loves to support creativity, you are an essential part of the experience. Bring your colors, your sounds, your ideas, and your energy, and step into a space where inspiration is shared and every contribution matters. Together we can fill the day with connection, creativity, and a spirit that reminds us how powerful it is to express, support, and lift each other up. 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 What will you bring to life? 🇺🇸 RSVP: /events/1494771728908397

🌵 Being a Prick Doesn’t Mean You Have to Be Cruel… Right? 🌵 Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty I woke up this morning feeling extra prickly in the nicest way, like tiny hugs all over my skin, and I decided that meant adventure. The sun felt warm and buttery as it soaked into me, and I could almost taste the light, sweet and golden, like a sip of happiness. A human wandered by looking a little droopy, so I waved both my arms and said hello in my brightest voice. I told them about my secret, a cheerful little routine I call Desert Bathing, where you simply pause, smile wide, and imagine sunshine filling you from your toes to your nose. I swear I could hear their sigh soften into something lighter, like a breeze turning friendly. They tried it right there, eyes closed, shoulders relaxing, and I could feel the air shift around us, calm and giggly at the same time. Desert Bathing is very easy, I explained, and it works fast because your heart already knows how to feel good, it just needs a tiny nudge. The human laughed, and oh my cactus, that sound was the best music I had ever heard, warm and bouncy like pebbles dancing. I may be a simple cactus with a big smile, but I know this for sure, a small sweet action can turn a tangled day into a soft and sunny one, and that is a benefit worth sharing with everyone who wanders close enough to say hello. Would you like to try a Desert Bathing with me right now? 🌵 Fifi the Cactus no. 614 🌵 For a silly friend, please visit: /listing/236003539 or buy direct at: /p/buy-direct-from-mike-kraus-art.html 🇺🇸 For MayDay 2026, let’s celebrate Freedom in the most meaningful way we can by creating, sharing, and showing up for one another. 🇺🇸 What will you bring to life? 🇺🇸 RSVP: /events/1494771728908397