Georgia O’KeeffeEQ:

How can I use the characteristics of O’Keeffe’s style to

make my own piece of art?

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

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

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

EQ: How can I use the characteristics of O’Keeffe’s style to make my own piece of art?