About Mike |
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Mike's paintings are in numerous private collections. His work has been juried into many art exhibits and he has won honors for recent works in juried shows including Boulder Chautauqua and international online art competitions. Mike has always enjoyed art, drawing, architecture, and photography. As a keen observer he sees beauty everywhere. He keeps his composition's simple and uncluttered so many of his works are about simple subjects. Mike excels in his ability to paint all subject matter including landscape, still life, and even figurative works of both people and animals. Mike's oil and watercolor portraits of dogs, cats and people have won him praise from collectors across the country.
Born in 1959 in Williamsport, Pa. Mike grew up in rural central Pa. along the Susquehanna river. His background is a bit unusual. He is a self taught painter that was trained as a mechanical draftsmen in high school back in the day when draftsmen spent all their time on a drafting board drawing everything from mechanical parts, architectural drawings, and fine cabinetry. Mike spent ten years as a full time draftsmen early in his career. Mike also earned both a mechanical engineering degree, an international business degree, and has worked in corporate industry in various positions of increasing responsibility for the last thirty plus years.
Mike now lives in Boulder, Colorado with his wife Terri and their Cheshire cat Milo (shown above). His studio is attached to his house in North Boulder. He participates in Boulder Open Studios, and exhibits his work locally at EarthWood Gallery on the Boulder Pearl Street mall and in Estes Park, Colorado at Earthwood Collections Gallery. Mike also exhibits at Faustina's Gallery in Lewisburg, Pa. too because he says "it keeps me connected to the place where I grew up, and I love that."
Mike always welcomes e-mails, phone calls, studio visitors and commission requests. (ph: 303-444-2461 or email mikebrouse@hotmail.com) Thanks for your interest and enjoy the website.
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