Marilyn Froggatt

Bio – Artist Marilyn Froggatt
As a plein air painter, Marilyn Froggatt covers the landscape from the Coachella Valley to the Pacific Northwest and the Rocky Mountains. She feels there is something unique in every scene she captures and often goes back to the same place again to paint. She uses bold brush strokes to depict a sense of time, space and light.

Marilyn was born and raised in Southern California. At a young age she showed an interest in drawing and painting and was often taken by her parents to the Huntington Library, the LA Arboretum, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. While in her twenties her husband, a photojournalist, gave her an old SLR camera and taught her how to manually adjust for light and focus. That was the beginning of her career in landscape photography and eventually plein air and studio painting.

Marilyn recently retired from a 27-year career as vice-president of a major marketing company in Irvine, CA. While working she had a chance to visit many of Europe and America’s well-loved art museums and National Landmarks. Marilyn feels her career is one of the highlights of her life and set her stage for the next chapter.

She now lives full-time in Palm Desert. While still working, she and ...