Although Georgia had a passion for art, it wasn't easy for a woman to become an artist in the early 1900s. She was often looked down upon and not taken seriously. This didn't stop Georgia, however. After high school, she attended the Art Institute of Chicago, and then, the Art Students League in New York.
She was the first female painter to gain respect in New York's art world in the 1920s. Her unique and new way of painting nature, simplifying its shapes and forms meant that she was called a pioneer of abstract art. Abstract art uses simple shapes, lines, and color. If you wish to learn more about Georgia O'Keeffe, watch the Brain Pop biography video below about her life.
If you wish to look closer into Georgia O' Keeffe's life, here is a read aloud book called "My Name is Georgia" by author Jeanette Winter.
When creating your own unique O' Keeffe inspired flower, use some of the same ideas that she followed;
- Find a real flower, if you do not have a real one, use an artificial flower, or even a picture of a flower from the internet.
- Look carefully at each of the flower's parts.
- Make the flower bigger than real life, try to have the petals touch the edges of your paper.
- Take your time to really look closely at the flower just like Georgia O' Keeffe.
- If you don't want to draw a flower, find another object that you love, look at it carefully and closely, and draw it bigger than life.
Georgia O' Keeffe Quotes
I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say
any other way – things I had no words for.
I’ve been absolutely terrified every moment of my life –
and I’ve never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do.
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.
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