Western painting critic Robert Coates. Abstract expressionism, Action painting, and Color Field painting are synonymous with the New York School. Technically Surrealism was an important predecessor for Abstract expressionism with its emphasis on spontaneous, automatic or subconscious creation. Jackson Pollock's dripping paint onto a canvas laid on the floor is a technique that has its roots in the work of André Masson. Another important ear<nowiki>ly m</nowiki>anifestation of what came to be abstract expressionism is the work of American Northwest artist Mark Tobey, especially his "white writing" canvases, which, though generally not large in scale, anticipate the "all over" look of Pollock's drip
Dripping raw potato and cooking until potato turns brown. The cake will be the colour and texture of ghee. Pork or beef dripping can be served cold, spread on bread and sprinkled with salt and pepper ("bread and dripping"). If the flavourful brown sediment and stock from the roast has settled to the bottom of the dripping and coloured it brown, then in parts of Yorkshire it is known colloquially as a "mucky fat" sandwich. Dripping can be used to make pastry, for pasties and other foods. Dripping Dripping, also known usually as beef dripping or, more rarely, as pork dripping,