Creative Collection: Happiness On A Canvas
Home Beautiful|May 2020
After losing her mother, melbourne painter Kirsten Jackson found refuge in creating joy-sparking art bursting with colour
Kayla Wratten
Creative Collection: Happiness On A Canvas

AT A GLANCE

Who: Abstract artist Kirsten Jackson.

What she does: Paints textural blocks of bright colour on canvas for local galleries and international shows.

Where: Melbourne, Victoria.

Why she does it: “I love that I am able to share and spread happiness,” she says. “I get really excited when I finish a painting.”

Visit: kirstenjackson.com.au Follow: @kirstenjackson_gallery

As a teenager, abstract artist Kirsten Jackson found her creative outlet in painting, relishing the healing power inherent in splashing joyous colours across a canvas. “When I was three my dad passed away and, when I was 14, my mum died of leukaemia. I started painting because it was the only thing that made me happy,” shares the Melbourne-based painter. “I couldn’t do a dark piece; it wouldn’t be possible.”

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