Georgia+O'Keeffe++STUDENT+EXAMPLE

**__ Artist:Georgia O'Keeffe ***** STUDENT EXAMPLE ******* __**

 * Group Members: Grace Odgers and Ally Madden **

Cow skull with calico roses

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https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/beta/asset/cow-s-skull-with-calico-roses/0QGHmHGbL-rbIg

__** First Impression: **__ We think that the cow skull is very detailed. The shading around the skull and roses shows depth and gives it a more realistic look. The skull itself is very rugged and intense, but with the roses it has has a feminine aspect. The black line gives it a mysterious feel, and the crack down the middle of the skull shows how she could have been insecure as a person. The background looks like a torn piece of paper with layers, and it doesn't match up to show not everything is perfect and that is okay. We can infer that O'Keeffe is from the south because of the subject in her painting which is a cow.

After researching we learned that O'Keeffe was inspired by the drought that came over New Mexico. When she went there she discovered hundreds of cattle skulls. Fascinated, she took one home and painted it. She added the roses to symbolize a grave for the deceased cattle.
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above the clouds



https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/beta/asset/above-the-clouds-i/jQFMzfB4DNwW4Q

__** First Impression: **__ It's very simple, yet sophisticated. As the clouds get smaller it shows depth giving the painting a 3-D look. The blue gives it a peaceful mood. The theme is mysterious because she is above the clouds, and she has never been above the clouds unless she has been on a plane. There are a lot of small splotchy clouds, which is unnatural. It could be her abstract take on clouds. It makes you feel like you're on an airplane and you're looking at the horizon. We think the theme is all complicated things can be simplified.

We learned that she was inspired by her love of travel. She likes to take realistic things and focus on the essentials while making the rest abstract. She got her inspiration while traveling on a plane. She enjoyed the simplicity and the beauty of the clouds.
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Light Coming on the Plains No. 1

https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/beta/asset/light-coming-on-the-plains-no-i/wQG5TctSmdZFwA

The painting is mysterious because you can view it from different perspectives. It looks like a tunnel to showing you have to go through the darkness, the tough times in life to get to the light, or to become happy. It also looks like you are looking down into a tornado in the ocean. The mood is calming because of the variety of blue and green colors. I think O'Keeffe painted thins because she wanted to show that not all art has to be realistic and detailed for it to have meaning.
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"My first memory is of the brightness of light-light all around" O'Keeffe claimed. This was her inspiration for her Light Coming on the Plains series. The common theme throughout the series and all of her work is taking nature and putting an abstract twist on it just like she did on this painting.
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church steeple https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/beta/asset/church-steeple/bgHRpvAGk_EnDQ?ms={%22x%22%3A0.5%2C%22y%22%3A0.5%2C%22z%22%3A8.213031336067637%2C%22size%22%3A{%22width%22%3A4.992624251793673%2C%22height%22%3A1.2375178900452792}}

The arch and cross are very plain and simple, while the church and the bell are very detailed and intricate creating a nice contrast. Another contrast are the colors in the sky and the color in the cross and arch. The blue in the sky and the white in the cross makes the cross stand out, and it becomes the center of the painting. The mood is sad because of the blue in the sky. The theme is sadness, but the cross represents that sadness can be overcome.
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New Mexico was one of Georgia O'Keeffe's favorite places. For this painting she was inspired by their architecture and style of building. New Mexico uses vibrant colors, and this was portrayed in the cross and sky.
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Pond in the Woods https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/beta/asset/pond-in-the-woods/LAEyMT4WOVNfnw

We did two first impressions because we both saw the picture in different ways

__** Ally First Impression: **__ I see a whirlpool in mossy water. In the center of the whirlpool I see the reflection the trees in the snow. The theme is that even though the water is dirty you are still able to see the beauty of the trees. The blue in the water is dull, but the blue in the sky in the reflection is vivid and bright. Also the browns show the dangers of pollutants and that people can be a danger to nature.

__** Grace First Impression: **__ I see circles of water, and the circles of trees. In the center I see the sun reflecting off of the water. The mood is scary because of the purples in the water. The water and trees are like a big swirl which shows that all nature can connect. The sun reflecting off the water gives the picture light and it brings life to the scene. The theme is all nature can come together in a beautiful way.

Georgia O'Keeffe was know to focus on the structure of one item and the colors and movement of everything else. She also enjoyed painting abstract landscapes that have specific colors rather than details. Nature was very important to her, so she captured that in all of her paintings.
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What everyone should know about Georgia O'Keeffe is that New Mexico is her favorite place and most of her artwork is based on places there. Also, she likes to take nature and different landscapes and draw them in an abstract way, so most of her paintings are not realistic. Lastly, she is enjoys painting things that have a deeper meaning then what they portray.
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__** What would someone say in the future about you artist/artwork? **__ People would say that it isn't realistic to their time because it shows scenes from when she was alive and nature has changed overtime. She draws about things that are happening then for example, she drew about the drought in New Mexico. This theme is not accurate for the time period we are in now or in the future.

__** If you had one question you would ask your artist what would it be? **__ The question we would ask is/ what is the theme of her painting titled Pond in the Woods? We researched her so we could infer the theme but we still are not quite sure what the painting actually is. Grace and I both have different ideas but it would be nice to know what it really is.

Our strongest section was our second impression on the painting Cow Skull with Calico Roses. We were very interested in this painting and researched hard to find what her true inspiration was. In the end we learned a lot about her interest and a lot about her in general.
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Our weakest section was the second impression on Pond in the Woods. We did a lot of research, but we could not figure out exactly what the painting was or what was the inspiration for the painting was. For this reason we had to mostly infer, which may not be completely correct. Based on the colors and techniques used, we could infer the mood of the painting.
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Works Cited

"Georgia O'Keeffe." //Google Arts and Culture//, www.google.com/culturalinstitute/beta/entity/m01t807?categoryId=artist.