KATHLEEN FRUGÉ BROWN - painter, printmaker

Frugé Brown’s practice is plein-air oil painting on the riverbanks and in the forest surrounding her Cascade foothills studio portraying brambles and densely wooded views.

The natural environment of the Pacific Northwest is a constant source of imagery and nourishment to the artist. Her landscape paintings are all done outdoors from life, usually in oil on canvas.

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Chuckanut Ridge - oil on canvas by Kathleen Frugé Brown
Chuckanut Ridge - oil on canvas by Kathleen Frugé Brown
$5,200.00
Creek on Cougar Mountain - oil on canvas by Kathleen Frugé Brown
sold out
Creek on Cougar Mountain - oil on canvas by Kathleen Frugé Brown
$5,200.00
Pool Among Cedars - oil on canvas by Kathleen Frugé Brown
Pool Among Cedars - oil on canvas by Kathleen Frugé Brown
$3,200.00
Forest Pool - oil on canvas by Kathleen Frugé Brown
sold out
Forest Pool - oil on canvas by Kathleen Frugé Brown
$2,400.00
New Vine Maple Leaves - oil on canvas by Kathleen Frugé Brown
$2,800.00
Jenkins Creek, April - oil on canvas by Kathleen Frugé Brown
sold out
Jenkins Creek, April - oil on canvas by Kathleen Frugé Brown
$2,800.00
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sold out
My Ravine - oil on canvas by Kathleen Frugé Brown
$3,200.00
Late Sun, February - oil on canvas by Kathleen Frugé Brown
Late Sun, February - oil on canvas by Kathleen Frugé Brown
$2,800.00
Across the River - oil on canvas by Kathleen Frugé Brown
Across the River - oil on canvas by Kathleen Frugé Brown
$2,400.00
Afternoon Sun, Arboretum - oil on canvas by Kathleen Frugé Brown
Afternoon Sun, Arboretum - oil on canvas by Kathleen Frugé Brown
$2,400.00

“One of the things I love about painting in the woods is there’s always another layer of things to be seen,” Frugé-Brown said.

“The spatial complexity makes me look deeply and work vigorously to capture what I can before the light changes. My hope is that my work gives the viewer a sense of place and moment, and awakens their recognition and love for the natural world around them.”

Our Hot Summer - oil on canvas by Kathleen Frugé Brown
Our Hot Summer - oil on canvas by Kathleen Frugé Brown
$3,800.00
October Morning - oil on canvas by Kathleen Frugé Brown
October Morning - oil on canvas by Kathleen Frugé Brown
$3,800.00
Maples, June - oil on canvas by Kathleen Frugé Brown
$5,200.00
Path Near the River - oil on canvas by Kathleen Frugé Brown
Path Near the River - oil on canvas by Kathleen Frugé Brown
$5,200.00

In recent years, Kathleen’s interest in creating public art has led her to translate her imagery into a variety of other media, including glass mosaic, epoxy enamel, and vitreous enamel on steel and glass.

Her work is held in numerous public collections, and among her awards are a recent Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant and a Hauberg Fellowship from Pilchuck Glass School, in aid of her exploration of new media.

Whether creating a public commission or working on a more intimate oil painting, Kathleen brings the same sense of purpose and passion to her work awakening in viewers the feeling of connection and wholeness that she feels when she’s out of doors, painting.


If you have questions about Kathleen Frugé Brown's work,
please contact the gallery at 360-222-3070 or 800-858-5063.

 

Slide show of Frugé Brown's paintings.

Take a walk now through the forests and thickets of the Northwest through the eyes of one of our region's most talented plein-air painters.

Public Art

In recent years, Kathleen’s interest in creating public art has led her to translate her imagery into a variety of other media, including glass mosaic, epoxy enamel, and vitreous enamel on steel and glass.

Her work is held in numerous public collections, and among her awards are a recent Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant and a Hauberg Fellowship from Pilchuck Glass School, to aid in her exploration of new media.

Eagle Landing
vitreous enamel on steel

Unfurling Fern
vitreous smalti, cement

Snoqualmie Falls, August
vitreous enamel on steel