Convergence (Pollock) Convergence (Pollock) Convergence is a 1952 oil painting by Jackson Pollock. The composition was painted on canvas. Convergence is one of the paintings by American artist Jackson Pollock, who is known as a representative of abstract expressionism. The composition was created on a canvas, measuring 93.5 inches by 155 inches. It is an oil painting, which constitutes wide range of colors, lines and shapes, made by method of dripping and pouring paint onto canvas. These lines, spots, circles splattered on a canvas unintentionally convey the artist's emotions. The painting was made during the Cold War with Russia, and it is
The Joy of Painting old instructor John Thamm, and many others. Within the 30-minute program, Ross graphically ran the colors across the screen (this was not done in earlier seasons), as he turned the blank canvas into an imaginary landscape, using the wet-on-wet oil painting technique, in which the painter continues adding paint on top of still-wet paint rather than waiting for each layer of paint to dry. Combining this method with the use of two-inch and other types of brushes, as well as painting knives, allowed him to paint trees, water, clouds, and mountains in a matter of seconds. Each painting would start