Georgia O'Keefe Inspired Studies

In our exploration of media, you have experienced working with pencil, pen, marker, colored pencils, charcoal pencils and sticks, acrylic paint, some with watercolors, and now we will take a look at oil pastels. Our next project will focus on the artist Georgia O'Keefe as a reference for our subject matter and techniques. Please take a brief moment to read the biography of Georgia O'Keefe. Her work is very unique and has a style that is very conducive to the qualities of oil pastels. Below I have included examples of some of her artworks. These should be a guide for how to create your work. We will be using various flowers and leaves in class for still life inspiration, as well.

Here is an image of different oil pastel techniques. You may choose to apply some of these techniques to your work:

Georgia O'Keefe's work: *Please make a note of her color use and her viewpoint in each image.