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About Symphony in the Flint Hills
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Shipping and Pick Up Information
Artwork can be picked up at the Symphony in the Flint Hills Gallery in Cottonwood Falls. Shipping can be arranged by calling...
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Patricia Adams "Tallgrass Melody"
"The wind through the grasses of the Flint Hills creates a soft melody. This is the peaceful feeling I find while out among the...
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Jacqueline Ambler "When the Sumac Turns"
"When the sumac turns red in the fall, the Flint Hills are full of color. Beautiful shades of scarlet, dark red, and russet light...
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Dianna Bartel "Moments"
"Standing on the side of a hill overlooking the Flint Hills on an early September evening, you can feel the winds begin to slow...
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Susan Bartel "Bluestem Ballet"
"These paintings celebrate the graceful structure of Big Bluestem grasses. As I laid out these grasses in preparation for...
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Scott Bean "Foggy Morning Drive"
"I took this photo while out on a morning drive with a good friend through the Flint Hills. The fog in the draws helped bring out...
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Scott Bean "Golden Light On The Prairie"
"I love the way the light lays across the prairie at the end of the day."Photography. 25" x 37".Scott Bean has been photographing...
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Kaelyn Bender "Colors of the Prairie"
"My work draws inspiration from the vast beauty of the Flint Hills. The color gradient of the turquoise stone reflects that of...
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Denita Benyshek "Reverberations"
"In the Flint Hills, immersed in nature, I witnessed a sunset. A photograph captures the fleeting moment. That ecstatic...
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Carrie Bernauer "Pair of Ponds"
"Late afternoon brings the satisfaction that comes from finishing a hard day's work. Nestled among hills and native grasses, this...
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Gary Bibb "Vantage Point Shower (K177)"
"As a Kansas native attending the Architectural College at Kansas State University in 1970-1971, I traveled K177 between Wichita...
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Bruce Brock "Feed For Two"
"I decided to paint two of the horses I owned a few years ago. Agnus was the sorrel mare I raised from a filly and rode many...
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Jennifer Callaway "Flint Hills Afternoon"
"Having grown up on the edge of the Flint Hills, I have come to appreciate their beauty and have a special affinity for the plant...
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Leslie Campbell "Earth, Wind and Renewal"
"Fibers are a wide assortment of pliable materials, from wool to silk. I get enthused by the possibilities of creating with...
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Allan Chow "Melody in the Sky 1"
"Above the rolling Flint Hills, a vast expanse of sky stretches endlessly, billowing white clouds that swirl and twirl like...
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Mark Clarke "The Biz"
"The Flint Hills, for all its beauty, is an economic engine that drives the cattle industry. As many as a million head of cattle...
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Louis Copt "Starry Night Barn"
"The barn is also a focal point of my painting. I aim to maximize the potential of the barn's shape, distilling it to its most...
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Louis Copt "Stars and Embers"
"My work focuses on the prairie in nearly every season, but mainly on the annual spring burn-off in the Flint Hills. I am...
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Tom Davis "A Voice in the Wilderness"
"This is the Western Meadowlark, the State Bird of Kansas. In the last 50 years, the population of the Western Meadowlark has...
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Tom Davis "Flint Hills Neighbor"
"The Black-capped Chickadee is a year-round resident of the Flint Hills. They are active, acrobatic, and social birds that live...
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Michael Duane "Oncoming -- Flint Hills"
"The inspiration for my art is the interaction I have with Kansas weather, especially over the magnificent Flint Hills. I paint...
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Glen Ediger "Bluestem in the Fall"
"Everything we do leaves an impression. Our actions, whether intended or not, create an effect on our environment and our...
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Glen Ediger "First Light"
"Everything we do leaves an impression. Our actions, whether intended or not, create an effect on our environment and our...
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Megan Embers "Wingspan Above the Prairie"
"Art has a way of expanding connections or of uncovering the connections that already exist. Inspired by the prairie rhizome and...
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Doug Frye "Harmony of the Howlers"
"In "Harmony of the Howlers," I depict three coyotes in a dynamic cut-out abstraction, celebrating their role as the unseen...
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Clive Fullagar "Ode to the Flint Hills" 2nd Place
2nd Place 2025 Prairie Art Exhibit."In "Ode to the Flint Hills," I wanted to evoke a sense of timeless transformation and capture...
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Gloria Gaus "Quitting Time on the Prairie"
"I was introduced to the Flint Hills in 2012. It was love at first sight. My first encounter with the Alizarin Crimson grasses...
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Mary Gordon McFall "Prairie Coral"
"This monotype emulates a bending horizon line, like viewing a hill from up-close or at a distance. I played with wax resist to...
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Virginia Grass Simmons "Cool Water"
"The streams and rivers on the prairie served as my inspiration for this piece. The movement of water has always been a welcomed...
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Amy Gray "Fall in the Flint Hills"
"Through the use of geometric shapes and lines, I endeavor to capture the beauty and serenity of the Flint Hills in a modern...
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Hugh Greer "Evening's Finale"
"On one of my Flint Hills driving excursions, I spotted this beautiful "old" ranch house. It seems to have been loved and well...
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Hugh Greer "The Back Lot"
"I love to drive through the Flint Hills! It is always inspiring, regardless of the time of day. This scene captured my...
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Lisa Grossman "Across the Prairie..." Best In Show
"Across the Prairie Watershed" Best In Show 2025 Prairie Art Exhibit."I moved to this region in 1988, and my first encounter with...
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Russ Hadley "Subtle Beauty"
"Subtle Beauty, Sunset in the Flint Hills""My passion for landscape photography reflects my love for the beautiful scenes found...
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Jill Haukos "King of the Prairie"
"Big Bluestem is undoubtedly the King of the Prairie. It is the tallest of the tall grasses and also the most dominant. When Big...
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Rachel Hermes "Return to Ancient Permian Sea"
"Exploring the transient and fragile nature of the human experience, my work focuses on the cycle of life and death as an...
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Kevin Hobbs "Prairie Majesty"
"Painting enables me to explore the beauty of nature, its diverse textures, geometric shapes, and vibrant colors. The Flint Hills...
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Kevin Hobbs "Towering Prairie Dusk"
"The power of the prairie sky always draws me back time and time again. The setting sun over the prairie provides some of the...
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Brian Horsch "The Bull"
"In 2008, I began creating hand-built and thrown sculptures from clay. Within two years, I started exploring the use of...
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Brian Horsch "Winter Kansas Buffalo"
"In 2008, I began creating hand-built and thrown sculptures from clay. Within two years, I started exploring the use of...
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Rebecca Jahelka "Last Summer's Prairie"
"I let patches of prairie grass in my yard grow tall each summer. I delight in the seasonal changes as the grass grows, as it...
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Rebecca Jahelka "The Fence Line"
"The clouds floating across the sky, casting shadows on the prairie, serve as inspiration for this prairie landscape. A fence...
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Jason Keller "Prairie Supercell"
"An electric supercell thunderstorm spins above the Flint Hills in Wabaunsee Country, Kansas. I think prairie windmills are so...
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Jeffrey Kline "Spring Time in the Flint Hills"
"This photo was taken on the eastern side of Geary County. There's a nice set of Flint Hills that provide an excellent backdrop...
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Calley Krallman "Nostalgia"
"I have been painting in the Midwest for 30 years, both outdoors in plein air and in the studio. My work has been featured in...
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Gregory Larson "Clements Arch Bridge"
"As an artist, my goal is to invite the viewer into the watercolor painting and make them feel as if they were standing with me...
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Diane Lawrence "Emerald Prairie"
"Spring in the Flint Hills, with its brilliant green hues and expansive vistas, puts me in a meditative state. The vision helps...
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Kristine Luber "Wildflower Triptych"
"The beauty of the Flint Hills entrances me. Broad vistas, indeed, but also tiny wildflowers that manage to thrive in the rocky...
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David Mai "Tall Sunflowers"
"Sunflowers are an abundant feature of the prairie. This mixed-media artwork features the organic, graceful movement of...
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Jillian Marsh "Window to the Work"
"My goal for this piece was to capture the essence of the Flint Hills in wearable sculpture form. The golden hills and peaking...
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Skylar Marsh "37.828765, -94.498940"
"Born and raised in the heart of the Midwest, Kansas is often perceived as unappealing and unremarkable. Beauty can be found here...
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Gwen McClain "Wandering Clouds"
"Living in Kansas, close to the Flint Hills, I am constantly amazed and delighted by the light and wonder of the Kansas...
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Gwen McClain "Wandering Clouds II"
"Living in Kansas, close to the Flint Hills, I am constantly amazed and delighted by the light and wonder of the Kansas...
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Kathy Menzie "All Tangled Up"
"As I look out across the Tallgrass Prairie, I see the green and brown of the land; purple and yellow wildflowers are sprinkled...
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Olivia Michka "Flint Hills Daisies"
"I love painting flowers. I often buy bouquets from the grocery store to paint in my studio. The best thing, though, is taking a...
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Olivia Michka "View from the Symphony"
"Last summer, I hauled my sketchbook and watercolors to Symphony in the Flint Hills. I loved painting the sun setting over the...
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Paul Middleton "Bank 1898"
"It's all about the light, isn't it? I'm searching for the right light. The perfect moment. Capturing the correct color, pale or...
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Paul Middleton "Prairie Vista"
"It's all about the light, isn't it? I'm searching for the right light. The perfect moment. Capturing the right color, pale or...
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Steven Moser "Fall Sumac"
"Sumac marks the Fall for me as the pallet of the Flint Hills moves toward Winter. This original painting began as a transparent...
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Angela Muller "Full Moon and New Moon"
"The American Prairie is not a place of fragile and gentle things. It is rough and strong, full of wild and gritty creatures that...
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Bob Neace "In a Certain Kind of Light"
"The connecting valleys of the Flint Hills in early morning light."Acrylic Painting. 13" x 15".Bob Neace is a retired graphic...
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Elnora Nokes "The Right Amount of Blue"
"I am drawn to the structures in the Flint Hills landscape, such as grain elevators rising from the horizon with their geometric...
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Nathan Novack "Unmapped Terrain"
"In this particular painting, "Unmapped Terrain," I wanted to fabricate the perspective of a bison in the Tallgrass of the Flint...
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Kirstin Novak "Marmalade Sky"
"I grew up driving through the Flint Hills of Kansas several times a year to visit my grandparents. Even as a child, I was...
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Gary Ozias "Evening Song"
"Drifting clouds lend an air of evening solitude and tranquility to the vast hills and expansive tallgrass prairie. Its special...
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Gary Ozias "Konza Bull"
"As the summer sun sets, a single American bison bull makes his way along the high bluffs of the tallgrass prairie. For eons of...
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Virgil Penner "Cattle Country"
"When I was growing up, we would drive cattle to the Flint Hills for the lush green grass...I always saw the hills as giving...
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Virgil Penner "Flint Hills"
"I was always impressed by how open the hills were and how few fences there were. I remember baling hay each year and hand-tying...
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Stephen Perry "Prairie Overlook"
"This print was inspired by the scenic overlook just south of Manhattan on Highway 177. The beauty and intrigue of the Flint...
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Johne Richardson "Greener Pastures"
"'Greener Pastures' and 'Up a Cloudy Draw' are similar in many ways. Both paintings tell the story of the prairie and...
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Johne Richardson "Up a Cloudy Draw"
"'Up a Cloudy Draw' and 'Greener Pastures' are similar in many ways. Both paintings tell the story of the prairie and...
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Susan Rose "The Last Huzzah"
"This scene is just north of my house in Wabaunsee County, nestled in the Flint Hills of Kansas. I was awestruck as I ventured up...
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Linda Rowell "The Land We Rest and Stand On"
"Since moving to Kansas in 2019, I have felt a continual sense of excitement in discovering the beauty of the Flint Hills with my...
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Mike Savage "Fall in the Flints"
"Mike best describes his work as contemporary and impressionistic, a style that stems from his admiration not only from the...
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Mike Savage "Into the Flints"
"Mike best describes his work as contemporary and impressionistic, a style that stems from his admiration not only from the...
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Deb Schroer "Prairie Fire"
"'Prairie Fire' portrays the drama of a spring Flint Hills burn."Oil Painting. 10" x 12".Deb Schroer has been creating paintings...
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Deb Schroer "Sunset"
"'Sunset' has the soft glow of a warm summer night on the prairie."Oil Painting, 14" x 17".Deb Schroer has been creating...
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Crystal Socha "Moving the Herd"
"I am a ranching photographer at heart. I have the amazing opportunity to experience the Flint Hills like few others do. I spend...
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MacKenzie Tastove "Evening Reverie"
"After living in the Flint Hills for almost four years, I consistently catch myself staring at scenes that interrupt my thoughts....
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Cathie Thompson "September in the Flint Hills"
"I paint impressionistic landscapes in oil or acrylic that capture and bring to my viewers the delight and beauty of a vibrant...
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Alan Tollakson "A Prairie Prayer for Rain"
"'Prairie Prayer' refers to the delicate balance the Flint Hills Tallgrass ecosystem requires to thrive. The essential elements...
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Alan Tollakson "Toward the Wind"
"'Toward the Wind' represents the prehistoric beast that once contributed to the Flint Hills Tallgrass ecosystem, with its rich...
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Maike Torrez "Focus"
"It amazes me how playing with natural light and different perspectives can elevate an otherwise unspectacular scene to something...
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Barbara Van Slyke "Smokey Sunset"
"The Flint Hills have a beauty all their own in every season, from the early spring green to the midsummer grasses to the fall...
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Casey Wilson "Flint Hills Storm"
"As a photographer, I am captivated by the vast prairies of the Flint Hills and their dynamic weather patterns. My work focuses...
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Kenneth Wold "Indiangrass/Golden Feather Grass"
"Indiangrass is a celebration of color found in the grasses, highlighting one of the four prominent native grasses found in the...
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Kenneth Wold "Purple Coneflower 2024"
"I found this field of Purple Coneflowers on the Konza Prairie near Manhattan, KS. The year 2024 produced an amazing bloom that...
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Ernest Wood "Earth to Sky" 3rd Place
3rd Place 2025 Prairie Art Exhibit."The Flint Hills burn each year in a ritual of destruction and renewal. In Earth to Sky, I...
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Mary Yoder "Upland Sandpiper"
"A somewhat goofy yet elegant-looking bird that visits the Flint Hills in early summer. The Upland Sandpiper loves to perch on...
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C. Bryan Young "Box No. 1"
"This jewelry box features an abstracted scene of the Flint Hills in early spring, after controlled burns have created a stark...
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C. Bryan Young "Box No. 2"
"This jewelry/keepsake box features an abstracted scene of the Flint Hills in early spring after controlled burns have created...
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Roura Young "Waves of Wind No. 2"
Watercolor artist Roura Young celebrates the underlying shapes of the prairie landscape, the structures of and spaces between...
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Roura Young "Yellow Coneflowers"
Watercolor artist Roura Young celebrates the underlying shapes of the prairie landscape, the structures of and spaces between...
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David Zlotky "I Dare Ya"
"Rodeo bulls are massive beasts, and this one seems to be thrusting himself out of the frame that contains him. Even though the...
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David Zlotky "Prince of the Prairie"
"I felt fortunate when driving the country roads to see this beautiful, healthy coyote run across the road in front of me. His...