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 * Artist: Georgia O'Keeffe Student Example 2014 **
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 Before researching Georgia Okeeffe's life, we anylzed her artwork. We made infrences of why she paints what she does and came up with the following conclusions. We think her artwork could possibly express her own feelings in a certain time period in her life. We also found organic shapes and lines which could mean uncertainty or in an unstable position in her life.

 Red Hill With the Pedernal

 First Impression: We thought originally that this picture looked like it could be immitating an actual location. It reminded us of a desert, like a place in Mexico or Texas or a place like that.

 Theme and Mood: We later found out that the Padernal was an actual New Mexico landmark. The hills are very flowing with long brush strokes. This is very much a low maitnence picture. It gives a sort of calming effect. We thought it was a bit curious that the red hill was the center of attention in this painting. Why wouldn't the famous landmark, the Padernal, be the focus of this picture? It is just one example of Georgia O'keeffe's style and how she paints her own impression of the subject before her.

 Spring Tree



 First Impression: Before we found anything out about this peice we thought it showed a bit of uncertianty. The lines aren't at all exact, and the whole picture seems to blend together. We thought that the many colors in this picture may represent a mixture of emotions in this time of her life.

 Theme and Mood: This picture is very free form. It could very possibly be interpreted as a painting of something other than a Spring Tree, because of its lack of defiance. The flowing lines had a very calming effect. The whole picture seems to blend together, nothing is distinguished. The green in the tree is quite normal because it is Spring time, but we found the grays and whites in the picture to be a bit out of place from the rest of this blooming tree.

 Black Iris III

 http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRjcaG2FLUkXonLK4w3w_4cEKlzvo7L2W4NK_3nD0sJPXuu04QTvA:www.museum-reproductions.com/cartdata/uploads/1027464335_large-image_black_iris_3.jpg   Fisrt Impression: This picture immediatly hit us as very depressing and sad. We thought that possibly there had just been a death in Georgia O'keeffe's life, and maybe she was mouring during this point in her life.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Cow Skull with Calico Roses


 * __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 24pt;">The Artist's Influences: __**

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> From 1912-1914,Georgia was at Armarillo, Texas public schools with Arthur Wesley Dow as her teacher. When Dow was teaching O'keeffe, he gave her many useful tips and memorable edvice.Georgia O'keeffe was married in New York to Stieglitz in 1924. He was a photographer who had an impact on her artwork.


 * __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 24pt;">The Artist's Life: __**

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Georgia O'keeffe was born in Wisconsin on November 15, 1887. She got an education at four different colleges and she also decided to teach at four colleges after graduating. She decided to become a full time painter in 1918. Shorty there after,, she married stieglitz in 1924.


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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> COW SKULL <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Georgia+O%27keeffe+Skull+Art&Form=IQFRDR#view=detail&id=AB1400054AFA8313B6745E3DABC449F50D40F964&selectedIndex=0]

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> BLACK IRIS III <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Georgia+O%27keeffe+black+iris&qs=n&form=QBIR&pq=georgia+o%27keeffe+black+iris&sc=4-27&sp=-1&sk=#view=detail&id=2AE5B8A04A9BC8304AF7B1C79AB7D4813B59D198&selectedIndex=0]