Action Painting
Get physical in your painting!
It’s time for kids to get physical in their painting through the exploration of action painting, a movement started by the Abstract Expressionists. Kids will experiment with tools and paint applications and express themselves intuitively.
1 Your Guide
Amber Santos is an art educator and artist with over 25 years of experience, including 15 years in online education and creating 65+ activities for the HomeLearners Network. Her multidisciplinary practice is deeply rooted in her German heritage and reclaimed Métis and Anishinaabe culture, blending paper craft, beading, textiles, and eco-conscious gardening. Amber’s curriculum combines technical fundamentals like colour theory and with somatic, wellness-centered art practices. A painter and muralist with an on-going studio practice, she also spent seven years curating the Nelson International Mural Festival of which she is a co-founder.
When I'm not making art, find me listening to music on full blast in the kitchen, dancing and making food for my family:)
2 Materials Needed
Paint supplies and found objects for applying paint (sticks, utensils, eyedroppers, recycled items, foam, bottle caps, toothpicks, and any other items you can find.)
3 Learning Focus
- Communicating
- Creative thinking
- Positive personal identity & culture
4 Registration
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