Jackson Pollock was a painter that became a major force within the abstract expressionist movement, in which he helped cultivate a new genre of painting entitled "drip painting". Drip Painting is classified as, taking tiny drips of paint and gently spreading them across the canvas in a gesturely manner where it begins to build up a texturized kaleidascope of drips. Pollock cultivated this technique by creating works on the floor which was introduced to him by Native American painters. This technique intrigued him so much that he made it apart of his mandatory painting ritual. In this paticular painting, there are very gestured strokes of color and drips that create a misty effect, hence the title of the painting "Lavender Mist". Jackson Pollock unfortunately died at age 50 due to a drunk driving accident.