Kathleen Secrest, abstracts and landscapes paintings
Kathleen Secrest, known for her colorful abstract pastels.
Please contact the Matzke Gallery for purchase, 360-387-2759 or email matzke@camano.net.
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framed 12” x 12”
Soft Pastel
SOLD

framed 12” x 12”
Soft Pastel
SOLD

framed 12” x 12”
Soft Pastel
$225

framed 12” x 12”
Soft Pastel
$225

framed 12” x 12”
Soft Pastel
SOLD

High Seas
12” x 12”
Oil & cold wax on panel
$350

Stormy Day
12” x 12”
Oil & cold wax on panel
$350

Swell
12” x 12”
Oil & cold wax on panel
$350

The Sound
12” x 12”
Oil & cold wax on panel
$350

Splash
24” x 24”
Oil & cold wax on panel
$650

Twilight
36” x 36”
Oil & cold wax on canvas
$1300 SOLD

Rain on the Fields
24” x 24”
Oil & cold wax on panel
$650 SOLD

Bright Sunshiny Day
12” x 12” framed 19“x19”
Soft pastel on paper
$750

Bramble
16” x 16”
Oil & cold wax on panel
$400 SOLD

Spring Storm, Landslide Series
12” x 12” framed 19“x19”
Soft pastel on paper
$750

Looking for Caves, Landslide Series
12” x 12” framed 19“x19”
Soft pastel on paper
$750

Doorway to Sunshine
20” x 20”
Oil & cold wax on canvas
$550

Weather from the West
24” x 24”
Oil & cold wax on panel
$650 SOLD

pastel
30 x 30
$1,300

Below the Surface
27” x 27”
Soft Pastel
$1200

At the Top of the Hill
framed 19” x 19”
Soft Pastel
$800

Aurora
framed 19” x 19”
Soft Pastel
$300

Frozen
Soft Pastel
19” x 19”
$800

On the Brighter Side
Soft Pastel
27” x 27”
$1200 SOLD

Distant Sand
Soft Pastel
19” x 19”
$800

Sunspot
Soft Pastel
19” x 19”
$800

Unexplored Seas
Soft Pastel
25” x 25”
$1100

Floating in a Deep Blue Pool
30” x 30“
Oil and Cold Wax on canvas
$950

Green Opening
framed 27”x 27”
Soft Pastel
$1200

Looking through the Window
at a Fine Spring Day
framed 19” x 19”
Soft Pastel
$800

Re-emerging #1
20” x 20“
Mixed Media, Oil and
Cold Wax on Canvas
$750

Re-emerging #2
20” x 20“
Mixed Media, Oil and
Cold Wax on Canvas
$750

Red Sail
framed 12” x 12”
Soft Pastel
SOLD

Rocky Shore
framed 15” x 15”
Soft Pastel
$450 SOLD

Scattered Patterns
framed 30” x 30”
Soft Pastel
$1300

Twlight
36” x 36“”
Oil & Cold Wax on Canvas
$1300

Just a Passing Storm
framed 30” x 30”
Soft Pastel
$1300

Light on the Horizon
framed 19” x 19”
Soft Pastel
$800 SOLD

Backlit Clouds
framed 17” x 17”
Soft Pastel
$550

Sunset from the Island
Soft Pastel
19” x 24”
$900

A Sliver of Sunset
Soft Pastel
19” x 19”
$550

Looking Toward the Olympics
Soft Pastel
19” x 19”
$550





My paintings are the expression of my belief in the importance of having personal interactions with the natural world. For me, the act of painting is the act of observing and responding to not only what is before my eyes, but also to the feelings that arise from those interactions.
Since I believe the environmental problems we face today have been intensified by a lessoning of our culture’s connection to and respect for the natural world, I seek to engage people in thinking about nature. Through abstraction, I hope to encourage them to think about our connection to water, sunlight and other elements of the environment beyond the limits of a representational scene.
Working from nature reminds me this place is one organism, everything connected.
I paint as a way of honoring the organism and the natural beauty around me.
Kathleen has been a painter for more than 30 years. Working in both oil and pastel she has received regional and national awards. She is a signature member of both the Northwest Pastel Society, and the Pastel Society of America, and a juried member of Women Painters of Washington. Her paintings have been exhibited on the east coast in New York and New Hampshire as well as throughout the Pacific Northwest in both group and solo exhibits.
Working for the more than 20 years as an art director, graphic designer and illustrator she has been honored with national, regional and local awards. As Art Director for the University of New Hampshire, she received several CASE awards and as a graphic designer she received several local and regional ADDY Awards.