Photographer John Loengard recalls the story behind the pictures he took for a 1968 LIFE magazine cover story about the influential painter.
A new exhibition of paintings by Georgia O’Keeffe will shine a light on an odd, obsessive artist
Here is a list of artworks you should know from the beloved master artist, Georgia O'Keeffe. From her first works to her last we trace the trajectory of the "Mother of American Modernism."
O’Keeffe made the beloved 21,000-acre ranch her home for more than 40 years
How much do you know about Georgia O'Keeffe? Read on for a short summary of Georgia O'Keeffe's life and works. With these basic facts, you'll be prepared to dive into her work.
O'Keeffe's paintings make great inspiration for kids' art projects, so let's check out 10 of the best Georgia O'Keeffe projects for kids!
What form then can love take? We’re creatures hungry to qualify, to say we know, and mean it. To love someone all day-night long, to undress yourself slowly, so slowly it takes the rest of your life to lose and then to find each other, reassuring by touch and silence what no one else has ever known
I love Georgia O'Keeffe's large flower paintings. They are great for teaching ANALOGOUS COLORS and VALUE. I have the students start with a white 18x18 square. We draw the flower as big as the paper. We start with a circle close to the center, and three petals that stretch towards the corners or side... they have to be spaced apart, not touching. Then we draw a couple more, starting the petals off the sides of the others. I have 4 classes, so each class works with one analogous color group. We start with first outlining the pencil lines. Next, mixing the colors three more times and outlining inward until the flower is fully painted. Next, we paint some leaves by outlining leaf shapes with India ink on green construction or green painted paper. Also... we give a black outline to the flower. Lastly, we cut everything out and arrange it on a 18x18 colored background. We added a little chalk to the background for an added texture. This makes for a beautiful display!!!
I have always loved Georgia O’Keeffe’s art! She inspired this stew and these flowers … She is our next famous artist we will study, and her gallery is already up on our wall chart…
Compare these paintings by the artist Georgia O'keeffe... ...to these photographs. What do you notice? compare this presentation of Georgia O'Keeffe flowers ...to this presentation of photographs of tropical flowers. While Georgia O'Keeffe's paintings might seem like abstract art at first glance, she was actually portraying a reality that few people notice. "When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for the moment. I want to give that world to someone else. Most people in the city rush around so, they have no time to look at a flower. I want them to see it whether they want to or not." --Georgia O'Keeffe Looking at flowers through the eyes of Georgia O'Keeffe from Rachel Wintemberg on Vimeo To learn more about the life of the great American painter Georgia O'Keeffe, click here and watch the video below: How to create your own flower pictures in the style of Georgia O'Keefe: Using two 'L' shaped pieces of oaktag create a box around the flowers in the photograph that you wish to draw. Enlarge and copy the lines that you see on to a larger piece of paper. Do not include the stems or background. Make sure the petals of the flower touch the edges of the box on all sides. Start at the corner of your drawing paper. If a line in the photograph touches the corner of the box, make it touch the same corner on your drawing paper. In this way, you can enlarge the shapes to fit the page. Click on the links below for my articles on how to color your flower pictures using oil pastel, colored pencil or watercolor: http://thehelpfulartteacher.blogspot.com/2012/04/how-many-colors-do-you-see-in.html http://thehelpfulartteacher.blogspot.com/2014/03/colored-pencil-tutorial-blending.html http://thehelpfulartteacher.blogspot.com/2013/08/an-inventory-of-watercolor-painting.html?m=1 No matter the medium you choose, you will need to blend colors in order to precisely reproduce what you see. Before you begin coloring, click here and upload the photograph of the flower you have drawn to generate a custom color palette. Once you are done generating your custom color palette, pull out a piece of scrap paper and figure out how to mix the colors you have generated using http://www.colorhunter.com/. Practice creating them and take notes on what colors you needed to combine to get the desired results. If you are painting your flower with acrylic paint, please watch the video below showing how to paint color gradients. After watching the tutorial above, you may wish to continue playing the time lapse version below in a loop to remind students of the necessary steps. Georgia O'Keeffe zoomed in closely examining the intricate details of the petals of a flower. With an electron microscope it is possible to zoom in even closer. Pollens Source: Dartmouth Electron Microscope Facility (Public Domain Release by Dartmouth College). View through a scanning electron microscope of different pollens SEM image of pollen tubes growing from Lily pollen grains A great artist, like a great scientist, will be able to see the extraordinary in an ordinary every day object simply by examining it in a new way. Georgia O'Keeffe, for instance, held each flower very close to her eye to discover lines, shapes and colors that other people missed. It is also possible to look at an object from very far away in order to gain a new perspective. Watch the video below, Powers of Ten by Charles and Ray Eames to see how different the universe looks depending upon where you are standing. LESSON OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to examine, analyze and discuss the difference between abstract and realistic art. Students will be able to distinguish between abstraction and realism and recognize circumstances where those distinctions blur. Students will be able to identify examples of realistic and abstract (representational vs. non representational) art in the classroom. Students will be able to apply this information when looking at and discussing the paintings of Georgia O’Keeffe. Students will be able to compare O’Keeffe’s artwork to photographs of real flowers and identify commonalities and differences. Students will be able to apply this information to their own artwork. Students will be able to examine a flower from a new perspective and break down the shapes they see into a composition of abstract lines. Students will be able to enlarge and copy these lines on to a piece of 12x18 paper New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards for Visual Art addressed in this lesson: 13.8.D.3 Identify genres of art (including realism, abstract/nonobjective art, and conceptual art) within various contexts using appropriate art vocabulary, and solve hands-on visual problems using a variety of genre styles 1.3.8.D.5 Examine the characteristics, thematic content, and symbolism found in works of art from diverse cultural and historical eras, and use these visual statements as inspiration for original artworks. 1.3.8.D.6 Synthesize the physical properties, processes, and techniques for visual communication in multiple art media and apply this knowledge to the creation of original artworks. 1.4.5.A.3 Demonstrate how art communicates ideas about personal and social values and is inspired by an individual’s imagination and frame of reference (e.g., personal, social, political, historical context). 1.4.8.A.1 Generate observational and emotional responses to diverse culturally and historically specific works of visual art 1.4.8.A.3 Distinguish among artistic styles, trends, and movements in visual art within diverse cultures and historical eras. STUDENT ART GALLERY ACRYLIC PAINTINGS BY 8th GRADE STUDENTS ACRYLIC PAINTINGS BY 7th GRADE STUDENTS ACRYLIC PAINTINGS BY 6th GRADE STUDENTS
A new exhibition of paintings by Georgia O’Keeffe will shine a light on an odd, obsessive artist
Georgia O'Keeffe's intimate relationship with Juan Hamilton, 58 years her junior, was an art world scandal. As London's Tate Modern museum prepares to mount a new O'Keeffe retrospective, Hamilton talks about their bond.
A new exhibition of paintings by Georgia O’Keeffe will shine a light on an odd, obsessive artist
Hello everyone, I want to introduce you all to my favorite artist. Georgia O'Keeffe is a female painter who lived during the 1900's and continuously challenged the norms of society during her time.
Kids study the flower paintings of Georgia O'Keefe and use their observation skills to paint with watercolors.
Expressive skies as seen through the eyes of some of my favorite artists… Wishing you a wonderful weekend! Detail from The Roofs of Paris ~ Vincent Van Gogh Wind Swept Sands, Shinnecock, Long…
“To see takes time, like to have a friend takes time.”
Go inside the home and studio of legendary artist, Georgia O'Keeffe.
O’Keeffe made the beloved 21,000-acre ranch her home for more than 40 years
Photographer Malcolm Varon's 1977 portraits, on view at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, are some of the only images of the artist late in her life.
Georgia O'Keeffe projects for kids. A collection of fun and easy ideas to help you teach about this famous artist. From Art with Jenny K.
The painter Georgia O’Keeffe and the photographer Ansel Adams remain, nearly three decades after their passings, quintessential modern artists of
This easy printable is a perfect compliment to any Georgia O'Keefe project, or on its own. With multiple versions, including a blank template, this worksheet is customizable for preschool, kindergarten, and even up to 5th grade! Just print and go!-Find other artists bios in my store.
I'm not usually partial to minimalist desert homes but these photos of Georgia O'Keeffe's house in New Mexico caught my attention. Her house...
From 1915 until 1946, some 25,000 pieces of paper were exchanged between painter Georgia O'Keeffe and photographer Alfred Stieglitz. The correspondence tracks their relationship from acquaintances to admirers to lovers to man and wife to exasperated — but still together — long-marrieds.
"It is a way for me to live very comfortably at the tail end of the earth so far away that hardly any one will ever come to see me and I like it." Georgia O'Keeffe and Her Houses : Ghost Ranch and Abiquiu
Georgia O’Keeffe’s later years in New Mexico saw a renewal of her artistic practice and the development of an important new friendship, finds Rachel Corbett
Kids will be inspired by Georgia O'Keeffe and her beautiful flower paintings to create these gorgeous chalk pastel poppies! This art project also makes a perfect Remembrance Day craft idea.
