Georgia O'Keefee - February 6-17, 2017
This week we will be taking on flower paintings in the style of Georgia O'Keeffe. These painting may be done in either acrylic or water color. The flower needs to be as large as possible. Students may incorporate an item in the background like mountains.
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Georgia O’Keeffe Chalk Drawing Project
“Nobody sees a flower – really – it is so small it takes time – we haven’t time – and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time.” ~ Georgia O’Keeffe Introduction Questions:
Examine the following paintings. Black Hollycock Blue Larkspur, 1930, Oil on canvas, Gift of the
Burnett Foundation and the Georgia O’Keeffe Foundation, Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Abstraction White Rose, 1927, Oil on Canvas, Gift of the Burnett Foundation and the Georgia O’Keeffe Foundation, Georgia O’Keeffe Museum
Yellow Calla, Smithsonian American Art Museum
Jimson Weed, 1932, Oil on canvas, Gift of the Burnett Foundation, Georgia O’Keeffe Museum
As you observe the works together, think of these questions:
Realism in art reflects the appearance of a recognizable subject, be it an object, person or place. When you see the work of art, you can point and say “Oh, that’s a ballerina, a tree, etc.” In abstract art, the artist uses a visual language of shapes, forms, lines and colors without necessarily providing the viewer with a recognizable person, place or thing. So which of O’Keeffe’s flowers is more abstract than the others. Here are some facts about Georgia O’Keeffe:
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