The Beauty of the Moon by Michael Schramer

 Artist: Michael Schramer

Title: The Beauty of the Moon

Medium: Acrylic on Canvas

Price: $1200 

Dimensions: 18 x 24 inches

Artist Bio:

Michael’s artistic techniques involve using acrylics and oils to get a quick likeness of people, places and events that have influenced him. He likes to work fast to a point where he can minimize the painting to reveal the tension of nature and energy. Michael and his wife Deborah emerged onto the national art scene in 1991 with a feature article in “Victoria” magazine for their elaborate nature houses and furnishings in miniature. The article led to many opportunities, including a one year exhibit in 1995 at the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland for their inaugural exhibit “The Tree of Life”. This was followed by a second one year exhibit in 2012. Michael painted miniature paintings on leaves for the nature houses in the exhibits. At this time, he also began sculpting figures from natural materials as well as working on larger paintings. At this time, Mike and Debbie’s signature small natural chairs were being sought after by many art collectors, including George Beylerian, New York author, designer and curator, who invited the Schramers to be a part of his book “Chairmania”. In 2015, they were invited to write their first book “Fairy House”, an instructional art book, for Christopher Robbins, owner of the publishing company Familius. In 2017, they followed with their second book “Fairy Village”, a narrative book which Michael produced watercolor illustrations for. “F is for “ Fairy”, their third book was published in 2018. Today, Michael and his artist wife Deborah continue to create art in their gallery and antique store in Provo, Utah, where they welcome people to visit to see their monumental works of art on display there.

Artist Statement: 

Artist Statement I never thought of myself as an artist when I was growing up. I loved looking at great art books that we had in our home. As a young Catholic boy, I had plenty of opportunities to study the religious sculptures that adorned the insides of the churches. I loved to be given the freedom to draw in my early childhood. My first hard task was when my older brother showed me how to carve out of wood with a simple pocket knife. In high school, I took an art class, though I didn’t really know why I felt compelled to voice my inner self through that kind of creativity. But the quiet that comes over me when I am creating is a welcome friend indeed. I work much the same way now. I create what I feel compelled to do, as if I have some connection to the subjects I choose.