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Hays Arts Council

kansas byways

an invitational exhibition originally organized and presented by the Sandzén Gallery and Museum, featuring works by regional artists, and inspired by the Scenic Byways of Kansas

September 8 ~ October 15, 2020

1/7

artists & Works

Chuck Bonner       

Scott City, KS

Sunburnt Strata

acrylic   (39"x28")

$2,750


From the Western Vistas Historic Byway - where, on the southern end of the byway, the Bonner's Keystone Gallery & Museum is located


http://www.keystonegallery.com/

Louis Copt

Lecompton, KS

Flames at Moonrise

oil on canvas   (34"x70")

$5,950  


This particular scene is near lake Kahola, south of Council Grove but north of Strong City, along the Flint Hills National Scenic Byway

www.louiscopt.com

https://www.facebook.com/louiscoptfineart

https://www.instagram.com/lcopt/?hl=en



Priti Cox

Salina, KS

Walking on Stolen Land

mixed media 


From the Flint Hills National Scenic Byway, Council Grove, KS

Carol Davis

Wichita

Santa Fe Railroad Bridge

watercolor    (17"x22")

$450


From the Flint Hills National Scenic Byway, one mile east of Strong City on Hwy 177


https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100006449382821


Jenny Davis

Lindsborg, KS

What She Loved Most About Living in Kansas were the Breathtaking Sunrises

handmade cotton rag paper stitched collage   (18"x32")

$300


From the Flint Hills National Scenic Byway


https://www.instagram.com/silverliningsart/?hl=en

https://www.facebook.com/silverliningsart


Michael Duane

Overland Park, KS

Flint Hills 177

pastel  (19"x25")

$1,650 


From the Flint Hills National Scenic Byway, near the 177 railroad bridge between Matfield Green and Bazaar, looking north


 www.skyscapeart.com 


Noah Flores
Marquette

At Bluestem Again

oil on canvas

Noah Flores

Marquette, KS

At Bluestem Again

oil on canvas   (4.5"x6.5")

$150


From the Post Rock Scenic Byway - Wilson Lake Campground












Noah Flores

Marquette, KS

Wilson Lake Marina in Fall

oil on canvas   (4.5"x6.5")

$150


From the Post Rock Scenic Byway








  






Noah Flores

Marquette, KS

Day Gives Way to Gold

oil on canvas   (4"x5.5")

$125


From the Prairie Trail Scenic Byway - south of K-4 (Prairie Trail) off 8th Ave



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Andrea Fuhrman

Abilene, KS

The Drive to Coronado Heights

acrylic on masonite   (48"x30")

$2,500  


This piece makes small references to the Prairie Trail Scenic Byway.  En route, my partner and I passed the small bustling town of Lindsborg. Upon arrival at the castle, there is brilliant green and yellow lichen on the stones of the castle. The square windows inside the structure let in streams of light, 






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Sue Godwin

McPherson, KS

Cradled in Coronado’s Heights

acrylic on canvas   (26"x40")

$2,850 


Many people are familiar with the Route 66 Historic Byway and the Flint Hills National Scenic Byway, however the Prairie Trail Scenic Byway interested me because it might not be as familiar to people. I am fortunate to have this lovely byway right in my backyard


https://www.suegodwin.com/

https://www.facebook.com


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Mike Gross

Hays, KS

Shad Scatter on Cedar Bluff

alkyd oils   (15.5"x19.5")

$600 


From the Smoky Hill Scenic Byway at the Cedar Bluff Reservoir

This painting was inspired as the shad minnos scattered in the shade of cottonwoods when a crane was feeding in nearby shallows in early evening after a summer rain.  An homage to Birger Sandzén can be seen on a distant bluff


https://michael-gross.pixels.com/

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Crystal Hammerschmidt

Hays, KS

Kansas Colorway

acrylic on found door

$500 


From the Prairie Trail Scenic Byway

This is by far the most traveled route for me. Regardless of the route though, I find patterns and color fields that line our byways to be inspiring and often understated.


https://www.facebook.com/crystal.hammerschmidt.1


https://www.instagram.com/punkyhammer/?hl=en

Marco Hernandez

Wichita, KS

Flat Hills

pastel   (12"x16")

$500


From the Flint Hills National Scenic Byway between Wichita and Emporia


 

www.marcohernandez-art.com

https://www.instagram.com/marco.hernandez1988/?hl=en



Patrycia Ann Herndon

Dighton, KS

Once Almost Gone

pencils on bristol board  (15"x25")

$1,200


From Scott County State Park along the Western Vistas Historic Bywa

Brian Hinkle

Wichita, KS

Marquette, Kansas

oil on canvas  (24"x48")

$2,800


From the Prairie Trail Scenic Byway, just north of Marquette, Ks


https://www.facebook.com/brian.hinkle.75

Michael Florian Jilg

Hays, KS

Red Jacket

acrylic   (6.5"x6.5")

$450


From the Post Rock Scenic Byway near Hell Creek Canyon at Wilson Lake


https://www.instagram.com/jilg.michael/?hl=en

Cally Krallman

Topeka, KS

Cheyenne Bottoms Chill

oil on canvas   (20"x30")

$1,900 


From Cheyenne Bottoms on the Wetlands and Wildlife National Scenic Byway


 www.callykrallman.com

Kathleen Kuchar

Hays, KS

If This Post Could Talk

acrylic  (16"x16")

$400 


From the Post Rock Scenic Byway


https://www.facebook.com/kathleen.kuchar




Kevin Lundy

Wilson, KS

Rolling Kansas

oil   (24"x36")

$1,100


Residing at the southern terminus of the Post Rock Scenic Byway, I am afforded the great pleasure of a daily dose of visual delights of natural beauty during regular strolls accompanied by a loyal comrade who assures me there is no shortage of olfactory delights also.


https://www.midlandrailroadhotel.com/ 

https://www.facebook.com/The-Midland-M

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Susan Lynn

Rockport, MA

Passing Shadows

watercolor   (11.5"x23.5")


Inspired by views of the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve along the Flint Hills National Scenic Byway


https://www.susanlynnwatercolors.com/

Cal Mahin

Hays, KS

Geary County

collage   (12"x24")

$450


From the Native Stone Scenic Byway

Justin Marable

Lawrence

Once These Rails Were Golden

serigraph/monoprint

$985


From the Flint Hills National Scenic Byway - Strong City, Kansas


http://www.justinmarable.com/

https://www.instagram.com/cosmic.revelator_/?hl=en

https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=justin%20marable%20artist

Ron Michael

Lindsborg

Hidden in the Hills

earthenware, wire, string (17"x19"x4")

$150


This piece was inspired by the Prairie Trail Scenic Byway that goes from Canton to Ellsworth. The piece is partially made from clay dug at a location approximately 3 miles south of the Byway (near Lindsborg) and is intended to represent a "cross section" of the hills near the intersection of Hwy 141 and 140 near Mushr




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Matthew Miller

Hays, KS

Instrumental

oil   (22"x32")

NFS


From the Smoky Valley Scenic Byway near Brownell


https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100006542584355



Angela Muller

Russell, KS

Moonrise over a Limestone Field

mixed media    (30"x40")

(ground slate, sandstone, and burnt wild sage from Russell County on a vintage flour sack)

$1,800  


Inspired by the Post Rock Scenic Byway


https://angelamullerart.com/

Doloris Pederson

Hays, KS

Wings Over the Wetlands

oil   (48"x48")

$3,900


Cheyenne Bottoms on the northwest side, from the Wetlands and Wildlife National Scenic Byway


 www.dolorispederson.com 


Stephen Perry

Wichita, KS

Monument Rock, Kansas

mixed media print   (4.75"x5")

$175 


From the Western Vistas Historic Byway in Gove County - about 20 miles south of Oakley and 7 miles east


 www.backroadspress.com


https://www.facebook.com/Backroads-Press-Stephen-Perry-130442144544

Von Pounds

Larned, KS

Snow Geese on Wing

watercolor   (10.5"x14.5")

$275  


From the Wetlands and Wildlife Scenic Byway, near Cheyenne Bottoms


https://www.vonpounds-artworks.com/

Randy Regier
Kansas City

Tipo American Scenic Byway Action Set

mixed media

$14,500

Randy Regier

Kansas City, KS

Tipo American Scenic Byway Action Set

cast & thermoformed plastics, aluminum, & automotive acrylic urethane enamel, oil, & acrylic enamel on wood panel  (24"x60"x11")

$14,500 


From the intersection of Hwy 177 & Hwy 50 at Strong City on the Flint Hills National Scenic Byway


https://randyregier.com/

  

Matthew Richter

McPherson, KS

Death of the Tallgrass Prairie

oil   (48"x36")

$10,000


From the Flint Hills National Scenic Byway


https://www.matthewrichter.com/


Angie Shafer

McPherson

Five Milkweed Pods

watercolor and collage


From the Prairie Trail Scenic Byway between McPherson and Lindsborg

Dennis Schiel

Hays, KS

Arikaree Breaks/Prairie Chickens

acrylic on canvas

$3,000


From the Land and Sky Scenic Byway, north of St. Francis

Larry Schwarm

Wichita, KS

Ghosts

color photograph   (28.5"x60")

$600


From the Western Vistas Historic Byway

Gordon Sherman

Hays, KS

Looking South

monotype  (10.5"x23")

$500


Inspired by the Prairie Trail Scenic Byway

  

Dee Erway Sherwood

McPherson

Whooping Crane

digital illustration  (30"x20")

$650 


From the Wetlands and Wildlife National Scenic Byway, Cheyenne Bottoms Refuge


 https://dribbble.com/DeeErwaySherwood 

Virginia Grass Simmons

Wichita, KS

The Matriarch

oil on canvas   (32"x44")

$2,500


From the Prairie Trail Scenic Byway


https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100006449382821

Paula Smith

Andover

On the Trail at Maxwell

watercolor   (6"x9")


Buffalo at Maxwell Game Preserve, from the Prairie Trail Scenic Byway

Richard Russell Sneary

Kansas City, MO

The Crossing II

watercolor   (20.5"x28.5")

$4,500


From the Native Stone Scenic Byway


 

richard@richardsneary.com


www.richardsneary.com

Leon Staab

Hays

Once Grand

photograph on canvas   (15"x25")

$450


Along a road that follows the south side of Lake Wilson near the Post Rock Scenic Byway


https://www.facebook.com/leon.j.staab

Shannon Trevethan

Russell, KS

Sunset on a Dirt Road

oil   (15.5"x21")

$400 


From the Post Rock Scenic Byway


http://shannontrevethan.weebly.com/figurative-works.html

Nicole Thibodeau

Hays, KS

Angus and Milo

oil   (7.5"x9.5")

$220


From the Prairie Trail Scenic Byway on the way to Marquette


http://www.nicolethibodeau.com/ 


https://www.facebook.com/nicolethibodeau.artist


https://thecreativelexicon.wordpress.com/ 

David Volbracht

Medicine Lodge

Cedars of the Gyp Hills

oil   (18"x24")

$2,400


From the Gypsum Hills Scenic Byway

This is a very unique area of Kansas worthy of exploring with its varied degrees of landscape forms. With my easel and oil paints, I have ventured into this area to capture its unique shapes and the spirit of this land.


https://www.facebook.com/dvollbracht


Amy Warfield

Hays, KS

Six Feet

oil   (10"x10")

$350 


The Nickel Cemetery off the Smoky Valley Scenic Byway near McCracken, off Hwy K-4   (site of scenes in "Paper Moon")


https://www.instagram.com/amyk.warfield/?hl=en

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