Michele Victoria Helen Kraft
Painting
Phone
Cell: Call 612-387-5564
Online
An Accidental Painter~
Hi there, I am Michele Victoria Helen Kraft, aka Victoria Helen Art.
My artistic life, is my life. I’ve always been an observer. I spent the first half of life trying on various professions for size. Never quite the right fit, too tight, too loose, too hectic. When I found floral design, I loved the creativity it could bring. I loved the vibrant and subtle colors. It fit for a long time. Until it didn’t. I needed a new challenge. I needed a reboot. To start over from scratch. The bare bones.
I love cats, dogs, birds, fish, nature. I began to draw. I picked up some tiny canvases and some paint from a craft store. I bought more paint and more canvases. I moved across the country, and stumbled into a community of highly skilled painters and artists of many mediums. Way ahead of me. They were doing it, creating. I wanted to try, but never dreaming that I could achieve those heights. I did some figure modeling in a well known studio/gallery. I absorbed the words of the instructor, and loved the enthusiasm of the students. Too shy and broke to take a class I started to paint in my tiny living room. Not interested in painting people, my muses came from my head. They came from under the water, deep into the depths of the ocean I have never explored. I painted octopuses, over and over, for a few years. Using the tentacles to teach me direction, perspective, shading, highlights. I started to put together art shows with bands. It started to take off, but something didn’t feel right. I left. I needed to move back to my home state. My family called.
Another reboot. Another new life.
Paint and paint, trying to find my painting self. I started to paint chickens, owls, fox, more owls, more chickens. I started getting commissions and involving myself with charity through my art. I continue to grow my muses, now, it’s pigs and pigeons.
My painting self, Victoria Helen Art, started to emerge. Today, I create living cartoons. Moments of joy, and sometimes a tad creepy. I continue to create whimsy, with a bit of reality. Holding onto the humor, influenced by the creatures we love and see everyday.
Art-A-Whirl
Art-A-Whirl Main Page
Michele Victoria Helen Kraft is open on Friday, Saturday & Sunday of Art-A-Whirl weekend.
Online Sales
Michele Victoria Helen Kraft takes online orders for pickup and shipping through this website. They also take orders through their own website.
Loading Hours...
Commissions
Michele Victoria Helen Kraft takes commissions.
Michele Victoria Helen Kraft is considered mobility accessible.
Elevator
Ramp
Restroom
Parking
Image Gallery
Online Store
Michele Victoria Helen Kraft also takes orders through their own website:
https://victoria-helen-9g41.squarespace.com.
Cats
I have cats! Lots of cats. I’ve been called, ‘That cat lady’. After creating “Feline Fantastica” the annual cat art show, I think I have earned that title.
Here is a small collection of my cats, a mixture of originals, prints and embellished prints.
Dala and Her String
$175.00
Geo Cat
$125.00
In My Way
$675.00
Prometheus Has Plans
$2,500.00
Right Side Up
$1,950.00
Sol Sees Excitement
$165.00
Waiting
$675.00
Plush and Cup
$775.00
Piggies!
I love to paint pigs. I am not sure where this obsession came from, but I have a lot of fun with them.
This is a collection of original paintings, prints, and embellished prints.
Lounging For A Long John
$250.00
Sittin’ and Spittin’
$400.00
Split The Difference
$275.00
What A Feeling
$760.00
Zen Of Donut
$225.00
Birds
Birds are a source of humor and escape for me. I get a lot of inspiration from them. Some of these feathered friends are species that you will recognize, some just come out of my head.
A Fowlish Gothic
$1,800.00
Others
Dogs and aquatic life warm my heart and bring a break to my brain.
Events & Classes
Nothing scheduled yet – please check back soon!
Need help?
If you have a question about an order or a pickup, or about fulfillment options for an item, please contact the artist or gallery.
If you need help with this website or your customer account, or if you are an artist or gallery in need of support, please contact us.
