Georgia O’ Keeffe

November, 15 1887 – March 6, 1986

What are we doing today…

• Learn about Georgia O’Keeffe.

• Create a watercolor painting of a flower that is magnified, large,& colorful. It should seem like it is falling off the page.– Think about the art elements and principles as

we explore the works of Georgia O’Keeffe.

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Georgia O’ KeeffeNovember, 15 1887 – March 6, 1986

Frankenthaler, HelenDec 12, 1928

Alexandra Nechita(Aug 27, 1985 -

Vocabulary

• Abstract - In art, a departure from natural appearances in order to create new arrangements of lines, colors, shapes, forms and textures.

• Scale - The relationship (smaller or larger) of an object to its representation in a drawing or painting.• Point-of-view - The location or angle from which a subject is viewed. “Bugs – eye”

Art ElementsWhat you see!

• Color - Color has three properties: hue, value, & intensity.

• Shape - Shapes have two dimensions and can be geometric or organic. Shapes can also be positive and negative.

Art PrinciplesWhat you do with the

elements!

• Contrast - Refers to differences in values,colors, textures, shapes and other elements in an artwork.

• Emphasis - create focus in the work. Artists can emphasize color, texture, value. O’Keeffe’s paintings were created by the placement and isolation of her subjects, in addition to the use of strong values and contrasts.

Jack in the Pulpit IV1930, oil on canvas, 40” x 30”, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C.

Elements:Color: •Warm or cool?•How does the color define the shape?

Shape:•Where are parts of the petal missing? Cropped?

•Geometric or organic?

Principles:Contrast:•Where is the area of greatest contrast?•Where do you see shape contrast?

Emphasis:•Size?•Color?

Technical:Why do you think it was so big?How was it made?

Expressive:•How Does it make you feel?•Does it make you want to see a Jack-in-the-pulpitplant?

Jack-in-the-pulpitArisaema triphyllum (Arisaema

atrorubens, Arisaema stewardsonii)

Light Coming on the Plains II1917, watercolor, 12” x 9”, Amon Carter Museum, Ft. Worth, Texas

Blue and Green Music1919, oil on canvas, 23” x 19”, The Art Institute of Chicago

Large Dark Red Leaves on White1925, oil on canvas, 32” x 21”, The Phillips Collection, Washington, D. C.

Red Poppy1927, oil on canvas, 7-1/8” x 9”, Private collection

Where is thearea of greatestcontrast?

Purple Petunia1927, oil on canvas, 36” x 30”, Private collection

Corn Dark I1924, oil on composition board, 31-3/4” x 11-7/8”, The Metropolitan Museum of Art,New York

What point of view is used here?

City Night1926, oil on canvas, 48” x 30”location unknown

The Lawrence Tree1929, oil on canvas, 31-1/16” x 39-3/16”, Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford,Connecticut

Ranchos Church I1929, oil on canvas, 18-1/2” x 24”, Norton Gallery and School of Art,West Palm Beach, Florida

Cow’s Skull with Calico Roses1931, oil on canvas, 35-3/4” x 24”, The Art Institute of Chicago

Ram’s Head, White Hollyhock—Hills1935, oil on canvas, 30” x 32-1/4”, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, New York

White Shell with Red1938, pastel on paper, 21” x 27”, Art Institute of Chicago

What effectdoes the warmbackgroundcolor have?

Cliffs Beyond Abiquiu, Dry Waterfall1943, oil on canvas, 30” x 16”, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio

Hands – On Project

• Use a pencil to lightly sketch your flower.• Use watercolor pencils to color your flower.

– Vibrant color – Emphasis– Contrast– Magnified – Falling off the page - cropped

Fill up the entire space !

• Watercolor paper • Watercolor pencils• Water containers • Silk or live flowers• Paper towels • Pencil• Masking Tape• Brushes

What you Need

Think About what you want to draw.How would a bug see it?•Would you look at the center?•Hang from a leaf?

Next Step

Big, Big, Big

Let’s get started•Tape the edges of the paper down.•Lightly sketch your object.

Water Color Time•You will be using water color pencils.•Add color first then the water.•Use your brush to add water.•Be kind to your brush•Dab your brush on paper towel between colors•Add water to one area at a time.•You can tint - add water to a color.

Remember you can always add but you can’t take away!

Are we done yet?•When your whole paper is filled.•Your name is on your paper.