This acrylic painting unit is a great way to introduce the ideas surrounding the Abstract Expressionism movement and what abstraction in art means in general. This lesson also focuses on Color Theory, introducing color schemes: warm, cool, complementary, analogous and triadic as well as the properties of color: value, hue and chroma. Students will learn how to create a complex color palette that they will apply in an abstract painting. Students will also learn fun and experimental surface design