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I believe rhythm is life as in a heartbeat, in music and in design. I want to somehow feel that rhythm in my paintings, totally immersed and totally in sync with something greater than myself. Elaine Lierly Jones August 16, 1954 - September 15, 2018


Cathy Kline Art Gallery - Parkville, Mo	View Collection

SNW Gallery - Manhattan, Ks	View Collection

Recent Work

Stardust - Showing at the Birger Sandzen Memorial Gallery through
April 23rd.12"x18"

Recent Work

Rush Hour - Showing at the Birger Sandzen Memorial Gallery through
April 23rd.12"x16"

Manhattan's Glory - A pastel on art spectrum paper.18"x24"

Cold and Bright - A pastel on art spectrum paper.12"x18"

2014 Winner of the Commemorative poster for the
Symphony in the Flint Hills

Hear the Music - A pastel on wallis paper using many photo references.18"x24"

Grand Prize Winner in the 14th Annual Pastel 100 In the April 2013 issue of Pastel Journal

Miles to Go - A pastel on wallis paper of the Flint Hills. 24"x36"

First Prize Winner in the Animal/Wildlife category of the 14th Annual Pastel 100 The April 2013 issue of Pastel Journal

Into the Light- A pastel on wallis paper from a photo reference of my trip to Nebraska. 18"x24"

Honorable Mention in the Landscape category of the 14th Annual Pastel 100
The April 2013 issue of Pastel Journal

Rolling Through- A pastel on wallis paper looking East in my neighborhood. 21"x23"

Entries into the Symphony in the Flint Hills Silent Art Auction

The Lookout- 2013 - A pastel on Wallis paper. This is a combination of many photos from the Flint Hills. This year the event will take place on June 15th at Fort Riley,Kansas	Keeper of the Hills- 2012 - A pastel on Wallis paper. This also is from combining different photos.This was sold in the auction at the Symphony in the Flint Hills event last year in Bushong, Kansas.

Longhorn from Bennington, Ks

Within- A pastel on wallis paper.

COMMISSION

British Whites- A pastel on wallis paper.

Holsteins in the Flint Hills

Holsteins- This is another large pastel on Wallis paper. This came from a photo reference from a workshop with Kim Casebeer in May of 2012.

COMMISSION

Ellsworth Section

This is my largest pastel yet! It was a commission of historical Becker family property in the Smoky Hills and their cattle. This was developed from a combination of many photos. 30" x 37"

KANSAS LOTTERY

Famous Kansans Click here to see the process!

In celebration of the Kansas sesquicentennial, ten artists were chosen to paint scenes depicting Kansas history. These ten paintings will be given away as the second chance drawing prize for the Kansas Lottery 150 scratch off tickets. This is my pastel of "Famous Kansans". (Can you name them all?)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOMy3ksVytw

Flint Hills

Cottonwood Falls- A pastel on wallis paper.

NEWS!
SECOND PLACE AWARD! *Johnson County Art Fest 2010* Ernie Miller Nature Center *This pastel is now in the permanent collection of the Bone Creek Museum in David City,NE* *www.jcprd.com/special_events/artfest.cfm*
	One Foggy Morning - A pastel on Wallis paper.

MORE NEWS!
HONORABLE MENTION in the 12th Annual Pastel 100 Competition. This winning pastel is slated to appear in the April 2011 issue of The Pastel Journal.
	Eudora Cows

Addison

Click here to see some step by step photos!

GRAND PRIZE!
*Paint the Parks 2009* GRAND PRIZE Purchase Award Winner Mini Top 50 Competition with the Pastel called: "Fallen Arches"
	Arches- A pastel on Art Spectrum paper. This painting is from Arches National Park in Utah.

Check Out The Boot!

Follow my progress as I painted a 6' tall boot as part of the celebration of the sesquicentennial of Olathe, Kansas in 2007.

The boot is to honor the history of the Hyer Boot Company which began in Olathe around 1880.

Olathe has also been home to five governors which is the theme of my boot design. I painted portraits within five oval frames around the top and scenes of old Olathe on the lower part of the boot.

Join me as I work! Check out The Boot