2. About Georgia O’Keeffe
◊ She was an abstract painter who
was inspired by nature.
◊ Her beautiful flower paintings are
her most popular works.
◊ She also painted desert landscapes
and animal skulls or bones.
◊ She lived and painted in both New
York City and rural New Mexico
3. Definition
Art that does not
look realistic
Abstract
Art
Characteristics
Real objects are simplified,
distorted, rearranged,
or shown in an unusual way
Art works that do not look realistic
like those done by Pablo Picasso
(and many others!)
Examples
Art works that look realistic like those
done by Leonardo DaVinci;
Photographs are also not abstract
Non-Examples
4. O’Keeffe’s Style
◊ Characteristics of her paintings:
• bright and colorful
• paintings were close-up
• focused on details
• made busy people take time to
look at objects they often
overlooked
• paintings were peaceful and
captured the beauty of nature
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17. EQ:
How can I use the
characteristics of O’Keeffe’s
style to make my own piece of
art?
