Linda Frost was born and raised in rural Northwestern Pennsylvania surrounded by the untamed beauty of nature and wildlife. It was this very aspect of her natural surroundings that created in her sensitivity for life in all its forms. As an artist, Linda has grown in terms of her themes, concepts and mediums; however, the idea of animal testing has always insinuated lingering thoughts that evoked a sense of responsibility toward acts so merciless and appalling. The artist has always tried to understand the intended need for human beings to torture beings that know no bearing of pain and suffering, yet are forced to endure these very burdens behind closed laboratory doors.

In early 2005, she began a series called - ‘The Tortured Souls’ - which depicts the barbaric world of animal testing and focuses on the unwilling animal subjects who suffer in the name of science. Through this series, Linda aims to bring vivisection as an issue to the forefront and hopefully generate an open discussion of this issue. When she began this body of work, she spent several months pouring over scientific material, videos and books. After extensive research, she began to sketch different concepts, until she was able to achieve reflective ideas within each image. She then began gathering various props that would bring the concept together, after which they were all digitally photographed and then combined to produce fourteen conceptual artworks. After all compositions and color selections were finalized, each artwork was professionally output as a large-scale giclee print and framed in a museum quality manner.

Linda wanted the series to be rooted in fact, but to present itself by the use of surreal imagery, bright colors and strange placements. The decision to not take the imagery in a literal direction was a very intentional one.