Creative Collection: Happiness On A Canvas

After losing her mother, melbourne painter Kirsten Jackson found refuge in creating joy-sparking art bursting with colour

- Kayla Wratten

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