05/13/2026
Glimpses of Kristin Linkโs exhibit ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ, on view in the South Gallery this month. lives in McCarthy and will be back for a closing reception on Friday 5/29 where she will give a talk about her work. Our other May artists, Jennifer Moss and Ron Viol, will give talks as well. In the meantime, stop by the gallery ThursdayโSunday from 1โ4 PM to see the exhibits!
๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ
This exhibit is about what happens when we go outside, pay attention, and build a practice around what we find.
Loose daily diary sketches layer contour drawing with wet-on-wet watercolor washes to capture moods, weather, and the passage of time. Botanical studies track what plants are doing at different times of year. I return to the same plant across weeks and seasons, watching it change. My notes leave room for questions, research, and thinking out loud.
The nature studies of plants, animals, and landscapes in this exhibit were developed through years of teaching field sketching across Alaska. In April 2026, that practice became a book: ๐๐ช๐ด๐ค๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ช๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ต๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, published by Timber Press.
Itโs a joy to share this work with you, and to invite you into a sketching practice of your own. The world is better when we slow down, pay attention, and learn to find some love for what surrounds us.
Photographs by Hans Hallinen
