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Georgia O ’ Keefe

Georgia O ’ Keefe. (1887-1986) Realism. O ’ Keefe ’ s Life. Born 1887, on a large dairy farm in Wisconsin Studied at the Art Institute of Chicago & the Art Student ’ s League in New York She taught art in public schools & became head of art department at a college in Texas

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Georgia O ’ Keefe

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  1. Georgia O’Keefe (1887-1986) Realism

  2. O’Keefe’s Life • Born 1887, on a large dairy farm in Wisconsin • Studied at the Art Institute of Chicago & the Art Student’s League in New York • She taught art in public schools & became head of art department at a college in Texas • 1929, spent a summer in New Mexico & fell in love with the dry, magical landscape & broad desert skies • 1949, moved to New Mexico in 1949 • 1986, died, 98 years old

  3. O’Keeffe’s Art • Magnification of an image  • Many works (flowers and landscapes) are zoomed in to create a feeling of emotional closeness to the object • After moving to New Mexico, focused on the desert scenery • For example, animal bones on the barren desert • Known for her works of natural objects such as flowers, clouds, & animal skulls & bones • Never painted people or any living creatures

  4. Vocabulary Definitions • Realism: Representing pieces in artwork in a true-to-life manner, using lifelike colors, textures, shadows, & proportions • Positive Space: The main shapes or spaces in artwork - the space that is filled with something • Negative Space: The space surrounding shapes in artwork – empty space

  5. A Sunflower From Maggie How does she make the flower look real?

  6. Purple Petunias “I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way - things I had no words for.”-O’Keeffe

  7. Black Iris Does O’Keeffe use one flower or a bunch of flowers?

  8. Red Canna “I decided that if I could paint that flower in a huge scale, you could not ignore its beauty.” –O’Keeffe

  9. Red Amaryllis Does the flower look real or abstract?

  10. Cow's Skull with Calico Roses “The days you work are the best days.” -O’Keeffe

  11. Poppy Do O’Keeffe’s flowers fill the page and touch the edges or are they small and in the center of the page?

  12. Art Masterpiece Project • Lightly sketch a circle in the center of your paper • Lightly sketch lines from the circle to the edges of the paper • To represent the petals of the flower • Use diluted watercolors, 1st using pale colors then darker colors • Leave areas of white showing around the petals • Create details in the flower with watercolors • Try mixing colors on the paper to create soft edges • Avoid outlining with dark, thick lines of paint • Try using color to create edges instead of outlining • A yellow-orange portion of a petal overlapping a light yellow portion of another petal will create that edge without the use of an outline

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