Jackson Pollock was a modern, abstract artist that painted the way he felt by dripping, pouring, and splattering paint all over large canvases on the floor using sticks and dowels. He showed an abstract expression of his feelings through his art. Some people called them drip paintings. Some called them action paintings.
I read the books, “Jackson Pollock Splashed Paint and Wasn’t Sorry,” “Action Jackson,” and “Artwork of Jackson Pollock,” with the children in my care then had them gently splatter water paints onto paper to make their own Jackson Pollock-inspired paintings.
You Will Need:
Children’s Books About Jackson Pollock (see below)
Heavyweight or Cardstock Paper
Jar of Water
Paint Brushes
Water Colors
What to Do:
1. Read children’s books about Jackson Pollock.
2. Protect the work surface with newspaper or a plastic tablecloth.
3. Set out heavyweight or cardstock paper, water paint, and paintbrushes on the table.
4. Allow the children to sprinkle and splash water color paint onto the paper.
5. Allow the paintings to dry before displaying their abstract art.
References:
“Jackson Pollock Splashed Paint and Wasn’t Sorry,” by Fausto Gilbert’s
“Action Jackson” by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan
“Artwork of Jackson Pollock” by Lewie Wiley
Photos by Stephanie Felzenberg
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