Kathleen Dunphy’s rapid success in the competitive art world was predicted when American Artist Magazine recognized her as one of the Top Ten Emerging Artists in 1998, just 2 years after she had closed her floral design business to devote herself full time to painting. She is one of those rare people who have true passion, dedication, and a gift for transposing nature’s beauty to canvas.
Kathleen’s early art education included workshops by Kevin MacPherson and Dan Gerhartz. In 2000, Kathleen was awarded a full scholarship at the renown Academy of Art University in San Francisco. She maintains strong ties to the Academy, where she has been offered a faculty appointment and participates in the annual Alumni Auction. Further study with Scott Christensen and T. Allen Lawson helped hone her skills and refine her own unique style of painting.
In 2003, Kathleen designed and built her own studio in the Sierra Nevada foothills of Northern California, where the pristine setting of her home provides endless inspiration for her work. Kathleen’s landscape paintings can now be found in galleries from coast to coast. Her honors are considerable and include important juried shows in California, Texas, Georgia, Arizona, and Maine; Best of Show from the American Impressionist Society; an Award of Excellence from the Oil Painters of America; ten California Art Club Gold Medal Shows; eight magazine articles including being featured in Southwest Art’s plein air issues in 2009 and 2013; the Federal Duck Stamp Competition; Birds in Art; Arts for the Parks; Grand Prize at the Acadia Invitational Exhibition in Bar Harbor, Maine; and many others. In 2014, Kathleen’s painting “The Flotilla” was purchased by the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum for inclusion in their permanent collection. Kathleen has attained signature status with the California Art Club, Oil Painters of America, the American Impressionist Society, Laguna Plein Air Painters, the American Society of Marine Artists and Artists for Conservation. In 2013, she was elected to join the prestigious Plein Air Painters of America as one of only 35 Signature Members. In a short period of time, she has earned an impressive and growing reputation with galleries, private collectors, and art magazines across the United States.
In the spirit of passing on the gifts of her artistic abilities, Kathleen began teaching in 2005 and is a much sought-after workshop instructor. Her engaging style of teaching and one-on-one instruction garners high accolades from her student artists.
Winter Begins; Truckee River
By Kathleen Dunphy
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 24" x 48" FRAMED: 32" x 56" x 1.625" Artist Statement "I painted this piece in the studio using studies done along the T...
Oil, Linen
"Sunset West" (2025) Oil Painting, Colorado Landscape
By Michael Magrin
Located in Denver, CO
Michael Magrin's ( US based) "Sunset West" is an original, handmade oil painting of a sunset above Colorado plains. This piece is framed in a "barn wood" frame and is ready to hang. ...
Linen, Oil, Wood Panel
$2,335
H 20 in W 24 in D 2 in
Australian River Landscape Painting by 20th Century English Australian Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Australian River Landscape Painting by 20th Century English Australian Artist, Howard Barron (1900–1991) depicting a scene along the Murrumbidgee River in Australia’s New South Wales...
Canvas, Linen, Cotton Canvas, Oil
"On the Horizon" (2025) Oil Painting, Colorado Landscape
By Michael Magrin
Located in Denver, CO
Michael Magrin's ( US based) "On the Horizon" is an original, handmade oil painting of a sunset above Colorado plains. This piece is framed in a "barn wood" frame and is ready to han...
Linen, Oil, Wood Panel
$750
H 8 in W 8 in
"Southern Colorado Skies" by Michael Magrin, Landscape Oil Painting
By Michael Magrin
Located in Denver, CO
Michael Magrin's ( US based) "Southern Colorado Skies" is an original, handmade oil painting of a vast sky above the Colorado plains. This piece is fram...
Oil, Linen, Wood Panel
$1,000
H 10 in W 10 in
"View From Hess" - Original Oil Landscape Painting on Linen
By Michael Magrin
Located in Denver, CO
Artist Statement: View From Hess captures the vast openness south of Denver where the land meets the rise of the Front Range. Painted in soft hues, the work evokes the fleeting momen...
Linen, Oil
Passage 39
By Leigh Wen
Located in New York, NY
Earth, air, water, and fire are the center subjects of my art. I live in New York City-it is close to the ocean, and I’ve developed a deep affinity for the sea, which has also evoked...
Linen, Oil
$14,500
H 30 in W 46 in D 1 in
"Afternoon Drink", Robert Fobear, Oil on Linen, Wildlife, Forest, Bear, Creek
By Robert Fobear
Located in Dallas, TX
"Afternoon Drink" is an original oil on linen and measures 30x46 inches. This realist painting is wildlife scene of a bear approaching a creek to get a drink of water. The brown bear...
Oil, Linen
$27,500
H 60 in W 40 in D 3 in
"First Flight, Two Weeks", Robert Fobear, Original Oil, 60x40, Wildlife, Eagle
By Robert Fobear
Located in Dallas, TX
"First Flight, Two Weeks" is an original oil on linen painting by Texas Artist Robert Fobear and measures 40x60 inches. This extraordinary piece captures a mesmerizing autumn scene, where two majestic eagles perch high up in a tree, keeping a watchful eye over their two adorable baby eagles nestled in the nest. The artist skillfully portrays the changing colors of autumn with vibrant green and brown leaves, creating a captivating contrast against the cloudy sky. Fobear's attention to detail and ability to evoke emotion through his artwork truly shines in this stunning masterpiece. "I believe that true artists never stop learning or challenging themselves to new frontiers of visual expression. I have found myself the most comfortable in Traditional realism. As I begin a painting, my first thought is of the great...
Linen, Oil
Passage 38
By Leigh Wen
Located in New York, NY
Earth, air, water, and fire are the center subjects of my art. I live in New York City-it is close to the ocean, and I’ve developed a deep affinity for the sea, which has also evoked...
Linen, Oil
"Reds of Venice" Oil Painting
By Daud Akhriev
Located in Denver, CO
Daud Akhriev's (EUR and US based) "Reds of Venice" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a boat floating on a channel within the brick lined walls of Venice, Italy. Ar...
Linen, Oil
$3,000
H 10 in W 10 in
"Barn in the Rain" (2025), Original Midwestern Farm Landscape, Oil Painting
By Michael Miller
Located in Denver, CO
Michael Miller’s "Barn in the Rain" is a captivating oil painting on linen panel that embodies the quiet stillness of rural landscapes, in the calm before a storm. Measuring 10 x 10 ...
Linen, Oil, Panel
Tile, Framed
By Nicholas Evans-Cato
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA --Every painting begins with a place to stand. Sometimes I find one in seconds; sometimes the hunt goes on for many seasons. A canvas c...
Linen, Oil
Sold
H 23.625 in W 19.75 in D 1.625 in
High and Mighty; Rock Creek Lakes in the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains
By Kathleen Dunphy
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Artist Statement “There’s nothing I love better than going on a painting trip with like-minded artists and my dog as company. I’ve made the trek to the Rock Lakes area of the eastern Sierra...
Linen, Oil