First Friday – “Painted Frames” by Kristin Robbins

Kristin Robbins, a native to Washington, is an artist, musician and part time custodian for Spokane Public Schools. Kristin is the longtime bassist for local band, Balonely and self taught painter. In 2015, after painting houses both inside and out, she began making art by filling sketchbooks, featuring her dog Stamos. Depicting him in sailor suits and ironic setting, she began to find her style. Her work portrays characters caught in everyday activities – folding clothes, raking leaves – looking like reluctant subjects interrupted to get their photo taken in maximalist interiors or busy exteriors.The colors and trimmings of the environments evoke the wallpaper or lamp you remember fondly from your grandparent’s house.