Genre: Nonfiction
Awards: Nominated for Sibert Medal
Grade Level: 2nd - 5th grade
This book is about how Jackson Pollock creates his beautiful artwork titled Lavender Mist. Pollock opens up his mind strolling throughout his town, observing everything around him. Pollock returns to his studio and prepares his work space. Unlike most artist, Pollock has many unconventional methods when he paints; such as not having a base coat, not hanging up his canvas, placing it on the floor, using hardware paint, and letting the paint moves as it pleases. After hours of hard work, his painting is done; onto the next he goes. A biography about Jackson Pollock is at the end of the book.
I would not use this book in my classroom since it is not age appropriate. This book could be used in an art class; students select an artist, create a presentation, and present the artist to the class. Since this book describes how Pollock went about his painting, an art teacher, or teacher could have the students create their own art piece using the same methods.
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