Townsville Bulletin

ARTIST FINDS PEACE IN SELF EXPRESSION

- SATRIA DYER-DARMAWAN

AYR artist Elise Higginson has opened a new art space in town where she hopes to run classes and workshops to cater for young people and adults with mental and physical disabiliti­es.

Ms Higginson’s business, Dynamic Abstract Arts, can now be found outside Burdekin Centrepoin­t on Queen St, where customers can view her artwork, which is available to buy.

“It’s all about colour combinatio­ns,” she said of her work.

“It’s a bit like experiment­ation – there is nothing wrong or right with abstract art, you have to have the compositio­n and it has to look balanced.

“At the end of the day, abstract art is a way of expressing yourself and there is no wrong way of taking it as long as you have emotion to it.” Ms Higginson said she felt like a child again, without any worries, when she created her art.

“I feel like a lot of adults get very worried about the world around them, and abstract art is a good way to forget what society thinks of you and express yourself without caring about the outcome,” she said.

“I want this to be a multi-function space, I want to have people to collaborat­e with and also want to host live music events, exhibition­s and workshops.

“I will also be setting up walk-in mini art classes for parents with kids that will give parents a chance to have a coffee.”

Follow Dynamic Abstract Arts on Facebook for more details about classes and prices.

 ?? ?? Artist Elise Higginson shows off some of her abstract artwork. Picture: Satria Dyer-darmawan
Artist Elise Higginson shows off some of her abstract artwork. Picture: Satria Dyer-darmawan

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