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Instructor Cheryl Nath told her Luverne Community Education students to choose color wisely and not worry about making mistakes.
After all, the risk of pouring colors in and out of former yogurt containers is that they could mix together.
“If you put the wrong colors together, they turn sort of gray or brown,” she said.
Not to worry, though.
“If you don’t like it, you can change it.”
Changing meant painting the canvas one color — such as black or white — and starting the pouring technique again.
Gravity does most of the “painting” as the young artists tip the canvases to allow the paint to cover every square inch.
Pour painting can also be completed by pouring paint over another container or even through a strainer for different color effects.
Nath encouraged students to be bold.
“Art can be fun,” she said. “You don’t have to be artistic — use your creativity, use the colors you want.”
The exercise was part of the “Anyone Can Paint” Community Education class Wednesday, Aug. 19, in the Luverne High School art room.