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Georgia OKeeffe

• EQ
• How can I use the characteristics of OKeeffes
  style to make my own piece of art?

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About Georgia OKeeffe

• 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

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Definition Art that does not look realistic
Characteristics Real objects are simplified,
distorted, rearranged, or shown in an unusual
way
Abstract Art
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
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OKeeffes 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

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EQ How can I use the characteristics of
OKeeffes style to make my own piece of art?