Transcript Georgia O`Keefe Sample “Artist Chat”

Georgia O’Keefe
Art in the Classroom
Ms Freeman’s class
January 2008
Georgia O’Keefe
• born on November 15, 1887
• second of seven children,
• grew up on a farm in
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin.
• As a child she received art
lessons at home, and her abilities were quickly
recognized and encouraged by teachers
• She was an art teacher before she became a full
time artist.
Georgia O’Keefe
• Famous for paintings of
flowers
• She made them very large
so they filled the whole
canvas
• She painted many kinds of
flowers
• She loved New Mexico
• She died at the age of 98
Observe the shapes
and lines that make
up a flower.
Observe how the color changes across the petal.
Georgia O’Keefe
From the Lake No.1
Red Canna
Georgia O'Keeffe
Grey Line with Black, Blue and Yellow
1923
oil on canvas
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Georgia O'Keeffe
Jack in the Pulpit
1930
oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art
DC
Georgia O'Keeffe
Blue, Black, and Grey
1960
oil on canvas 102x76cm
Private Collection
Georgia O'Keeffe
Evening Star No. VI, 1917
watercolor 23x31cm
Private Collection
• Jack-in-the-pulpit
• Concentrating on a single
flower
• Fills entire canvas
• Observe the shapes, lines
that make up a flower.
• Closer and closer into the
center of the flower
• Magnifying and simplifying
O’Keefe Activity
• Create a drawing of a flower using Georgia O'Keeffe for
inspiration.
• Use flowers on table to study
• Observe the shapes and lines that make up a flower.
• Concentrate only on the flower itself, not the leaves or
background.
• Fill the whole paper with the flower or part of the flower
• Look closely at the center of it
• Use pencil first to sketch your idea
• Finish in watercolors
• Remember how the colors change
across the petal