History of painting of the European abstract schools such as futurism, the Bauhaus and synthetic cubism. 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
Cham Hendon but the result is figurative, not abstract. Hendon's style has been referred to as "poured pointillism", and "synthetic impressionist portraits". The "unique glossy surfaces provoke the question 'How does he do that?'. There are many variations on the description of how the paintings are done, but most agree that the paintings are created by pouring the paint onto a canvas stretched on a flat surface. The canvas has a drawing on it to guide Hendon's work and the poured paint builds up a thick, multicolored surface that defines the shapes in the drawing. The resulting paintings are difficult to put