2. by Jill Herndon

3. Georgia O'Keeffe was born on November 15, 1887 and grew up on a farm in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. As a child she took art lessons at home, and her abilities were quickly recognized and encouraged by teachers throughout her school years. By the time she graduated from high school in 1905, O'Keeffe was determined to become an artist.

4. Her earlier paintings were realistic and true to life. However, she felt that anyone could paint like this and wanted to do something unique and different.

5. She often painted flowers and used a “bugs eye” view. This view was so close that the image became “Abstract”. Abstractions are paintings that show very little detail and are simplified images.

7. THIS IS A PAINTING SHE MADE OF SAN FRANCISO DE ASIS IN TAOS, NEW MEXICO. DO YOU SEE HOW SHE SIMPLIFIED THE IMAGE? PAINTINGPHOTO

8. She lived most of her life at her Ghost Ranch house near Taos, New Mexico. Her later paintings were all abstract. She continued working in oil until the mid 1970’s. She worked in pencil and watercolor until 1982. She lived to be the age of 98.

9. THESE ARE SOME OF HER LATER ABSTRACT PAINTINGS.

10. Now that y0u know some things about Georgia O’Keefe and her paintings, let’s see what you remember. Click on the painting that is ABSTRACT.

11. WAY TO GO!!! YOUR ARE CORRECT! THIS IS AN ABSTRACT PAINTING, BECAUSE IT HAS VERY FEW DETAILS AND WE ARE NOT SURE IF IT IS A SUN RISE OR JUST A DESIGN.

12. SORRY!!! TRY AGAIN! THIS PAINTING IS CONSIDERED REALISTIC, BECAUSE IT HAS LOTS OF DETAILS AND WE CAN TELL THAT THE SUBJECT IS TWO PEARS.

13. WHICH PAINTING HAS A “BUGS EYE” VIEW? CLICK ON THE CORRECT IMAGE.

14. TRY AGAIN! THIS PAINTING IS OF MOUNTAINS THAT ARE FAR AWAY. REMEMBER IF YOU WERE A BUG THEY WOULD NEED TO BE VERY CLOSE TO YOU! I BET YOU WILL GET IT NEXT TIME!

15. GREAT JOB! YOUR ARE CORRECT! IN THIS PAINTING, WE ARE VERY CLOSE TO THE FLOWER. IF WE WERE A BUG, WE WOULD BE GETTING READY TO LAND ON THE FLOWER!

16. SORRY,TRY AGAIN! YOU ARE NOT CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE BUILDING TO BE A BUG. YOU MIGHT BE LOOKNING OUT FROM A WINDOW OF ANOTHER BUILDING OR A PLANE. NICE TRY…

17. I HOPE THAT YOU ENJOYED LEARNING ABOUT THE LIFE AND ART OF GEORGIA O’KEEFE. THE END