A Sense of Place: Drawings by Kristin Frost

July 7–August 23, 2025

Kristin Frost’s drawings invite us to stop and contemplate the natural environment as a
storyteller would. The precision of line, texture, and contrast, as well as negative space, somehow creates atmospheric impressions that pull the eye through the composition, giving snippets of story all along the way.

Though her scenes are not in England or France where Agatha Christie’s stories like Murder on the Links take place, they do create a sense of place where Hercule Poirot and all of Christie’s other characters might exist. They hold “a banquet of clues” in much the same way as the crimes Poirot and Inspector Giraud solve. Kristin’s latest works with pops of color add to the delightful mysteries she draws with such skill.

“My work responds to the specific elements of place: atmosphere, season, light, and time. Working primarily with graphite, ink, and watercolor, my drawings and paintings are observations of the landscape and our fluid place within it. I look for natural places that draw the viewer in, using texture and contrast to create focal points and tell stories through space. Whether my inspiration is the sky, trees, water, or objects juxtaposed with the land, my work reflects both the simple and extraordinary connections we all have to nature.” —Kristin Frost

Kristin has a BFA in painting and drawing from the University of Washington and an MFA in studio art from Claremont Graduate University. She is an art professor at DigiPen Institute of Technology and Gage Academy of Art. Her work has been featured in solo and group shows throughout Washington and California.

All works are for sale unless marked by a red dot. Please visit Kristin’s website at kristinjfrost.com for more details about her work and to contact the artist for purchase enquiries.

­—Gina Cavallo, Curator & Director of Development