1. Georgia O’Keeffe

2. Biography Born in Wisconsin, parents were diary farmers
Wanted to paint from her teen years
Studied in Chicago
Gave up painting because she did not feel talented with the techniques she had been taught
Found a new teacher/mentor who encouraged her to paint in a different way
Now known as “the mother of American modernism”
Paints with lines, colors, energy
Moved to New Mexico later in her life, which inspired many later paintings

3. “Pineapple Bud” 1939

4. Seashells
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5. “Ram’s Head, White Hollyhock, and Little Hills,” 1936

6. Red Poppy Flower

7. Red Poppy No. VI One in a series of paintings of poppies
Very large, designed to get New Yorkers to pay attention to the details of nature
Painted with color variations that do not occur with poppies, which are solid in color

8. Compare the flowers