Artwork copyright Kathleen Frugé Brown. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Kathleen Frugé Brown. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Kathleen Frugé Brown. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Kathleen Frugé Brown. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Kathleen Frugé Brown. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Kathleen Frugé Brown. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Kathleen Frugé Brown. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Kathleen Frugé Brown. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Kathleen Frugé Brown. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Kathleen Frugé Brown. Photo courtesy of the artist (detail).

Lake Sammamish Idyll, 2011

Kathleen Frugé Brown
(American, born 1955)

Location: Ardmore Elementary School, Bellevue

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Artist Kathleen Frugé Brown created this large seven-panel enamel painting of Lake Sammamish for Ardmore Elementary School in Bellevue, Western Washington. The landscape painting aims to "bring the outside in" and strengthen the community's sense of place.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Bellevue School District.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Kathleen Frugé Brown is a painter and printmaker who creates artworks for public installation. Her work is inspired by and celebrates the Pacific Northwest wilderness. She states, "My hope is to share that with others, through paintings that invite viewers into a special place and moment, and through public art that strengthens and celebrates viewers' connection to their own landscape."

Frugé Brown received a Bachelor of Arts degree in painting from the Tyler School of Art at Temple University and a Master of Fine Arts degree in painting from the University of Washington in Seattle.