I am taking part in Leslie Saeta’s “ Thirty
Paintings in Thirty Days Challenge”.
Today’s
quote from one of the New York School artistsL
“It doesn’t
matter how the paint is put on, as long as something is said.”
Jackson Pollack (1912-1956) was an American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. He was well
known for his unique style of drip
painting. He used paint pouring as one of several techniques on canvases.
Later, he began painting with his canvases laid out on the studio floor, and he
developed what was later called his "drip"
technique. He used hardened brushes, sticks, and even basting syringes as paint
applicators. Pollock's technique of pouring and dripping paint is thought to be
one of the origins of the term action
painting. 1
Blue Poles (1950)
Each day of this challenge I work on a painting using the artist's quote as my inspiration, not the technique. Today is supposed to be about the painting saying something. I can't really tell you what my painting is saying. Maybe it's just saying - Nothing to see here, move on please.
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| Detailed close up |
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| Acrylic skin from paint bottle caps add texture |
A bonus share: My friend and fellow artist, Betsy Walcheski of Art by Bets, did something very clever this holiday season. She and her family decorated cookies in Jackson Pollack style!
Sources
and great reads:
As
Leslie says,
“It's about
getting in to the studio to try new things. It's about painting more often.
It's about having fun and developing new habits!”
1 comment:
WoW!
I love how this turned out Shelley!!
Gorgeous.
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