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Georgia O&#;Keeffe was a prominent American artist later referred to as the “Mother of American modernism.” Her best-known works include paintings of flowers, animal skulls, skyscrapers particularly found in New York City, and landscapes unique to New Mexico. Her early works mostly include watercolor paintings and charcoal drawings. But it was her abstract art and large-scale paintings of natural objects that became the forefront of her legacy.
See the fact file below for more information on Georgia O&#;Keefe, or you can download our page Geo • Born in , Georgia O'Keeffe was an American artist who painted nature in a way that showed how it made her feel. She is best known for her paintings of flowers and desert landscapes. She played an important part in the development of modern art in amerika, becoming the first female painter to gain respect in New York's art world in the s. Her unique and new way of painting nature, simplifying its shapes and forms meant that she was called a pioneer. The artwork below is a landscape. Can you see how she has simplified the shapes of the hills in the painting? As well as the shapes of the landscape itself, O'Keeffe was fascinated bygd the bones and skulls she found in the desert landscapes near where she lived. She said: 'To me they are as beautiful as anything I know…The bones seem to cut sharply to the center of something that is keenly alive on the desert even tho’ • Everyone is familiar with Georgia O&#;Keeffe&#;s larger then life flowers, and if they are not, they should be! She was an amazing artist: at the forefront of the American Modernism. Her art career spans decades and is as fascinating as the woman herself. ***This page contains affiliate links.*** When it came down to doing an art lesson for kids I turned to what so many art teachers vända to: the flower paintings. The kids did beautiful pieces of art, their flowers jumping off the page in vibrant colors. However, I wanted to try something else. I have always been in love with O&#;Keeffe&#;s landscapes. Like the &#;Out Back of Marie&#;s&#; and &#;Pedernal, Blue and Yellow&#;. You can see much of her art in this WONDERFUL BOOK from the Georgia O&#;Keeffe Museum. I was lucky enough to find this book at a library sale for about $ You can also see her art online. Like on the Georgia O&#;Keeffee Museum WEBSITE. As always, lets talk about the artist herself for a bit first. Who is Georgia O'Keeffe?
Who is she and what is she famous for?
What inspired her?
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