pollock splatter painting
i still remember the most fun day of my high school AP art history class – it was the day that each student brought in a big can of paint and a canvas, and got super messy outside making splatter paintings inspired by jackson pollock.
i knew my little lady would be down for this, as soon as it warmed up enough outside! (i’d be completely loony if i tried this indoors.) it seems like it’s finally sprummer here… hooray – so we brought our paints and canvas outside to play. you can do this on canvas, fabric, paper, greeting cards, etc.
N was so excited when i showed her how to load her brush up with watery acrylic paint and flick it across the canvas and drizzle it above the canvas. she was so exhuberant that she wanted to slam it down onto the canvas, and called her technique the “splash-hit.” i went with it.
we both had tons of messy fun in the yard changing colors, mixing colors, and going crazy with different sort of techniques to get the paint onto the canvas without touching the canvas.
so simple, and so much fun! it is an awesome way to get your child into their body while painting, and to work with a large range of broad motions, using various actions to create art!
oh, and forget the smocks. just wear your messy art clothes! (if you don’t have outfits like this, designate some for carefree summer fun.)
admiring her masterpiece
this piece makes a welcome colorful addition to N’s personal art gallery…
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I LOVE this!!!!
So fun!!
We’re doing this and (probably) the painting your feet paintings in my “MOM Would NEVER Let Me Do this AT Home” art camp this summer!!
Just pray it doesn’t rain that day or we’ll have to do the rain paintings instead : )
xoxo
pink and green mama
MaryLea
that turned out absolutely beautiful.. will give it a go
We are also doing a similar thing with bouncing tennis balls covered in paint 
now you’ve got to go read “i ain’t gonna paint no more”…a wonderful splattery art story about painting, painting, painting every part of your body! love it!
I love the creativity. I work with a school around their art program and we did an educational program around Pollock. After the education we took at 6′x8′ canvas and let an entire class create a piece of work that we displayed in the school. it was a wonderful project. Love the blog and thank for the step by step outline.