Welcome to Hawthorn Galleries
We offer an ever-changing collection of fine art from both locally and nationally renowned artists. Choose from original paintings, prints, sculpture, glass work, bronzes and a wide selection of one-of-a-kind jewelry creations.
Gallery Hours:
- Tuesday - Friday 10 am - 6 pm
- Saturday 1 pm - 5 pm
- Phone: 417-866-6688
Featured Artist
Lyn Phariss
Lyn Pharris has been creating art since childhood. While growing up on a farm in northern Missouri, necessity required her to be self-taught. After marriage she and her husband settled in Kansas City, worked in industry and raised three children. New opportunities abounded, and Pharris returned to her art. She found herself studying extensively with other artists including Robert Vaughn and Russell Ferguson.
After retiring from large companies she and her husband moved near the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri, where she established a studio. Pharris paints almost everyday and is always on the lookout for new painting ideas.
Over the years she has studied in workshop situations with many well known artists, including Matt Smith, Albert Handel, Billy O'Donnell, Michael McClure and many others. Although Pharris loves to paint in her studio, her greatest passion is plein air painting. She often paints her surroundings and travels to locations within the U.S
and Europe. Some of her favorite spots are in Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado. She has also traveled to wonderful locations such as Nova Scotia, England, Ireland and France both painting and recording scenes for future paintings with her camera.
A master of several media, Pharris produces works in watercolor, oil, acrylic, encaustic and pastel. She occasionally teaches small workshops, but more often she will be traveling and painting. She and a circle of her best friends gather to paint when ever possible during the year. Painting with her friends in a group is one of her greatest joys.