Georgia O'Keefe
( November 15, 1887/ March 6, 1986)
Georgia O’ O'Keeffe captured the grandeur of New York using intensely colored canvases. Then she moved to New Mexico and painted about nature. She was the second of seven children. She received art lessons at home. O'Keeffe was drawn to natural objects such as shells, trees, animal bones, and flowers. Failing eyesight forced her to stop painting. One of her favorite techniques was to monumental flowers and other natural forms.
Quote: "My first memory is of the brightness of light...light all around. I was sitting among pillows on a quilt on the ground...very large white pillows..."
Georgia O’ O'Keeffe captured the grandeur of New York using intensely colored canvases. Then she moved to New Mexico and painted about nature. She was the second of seven children. She received art lessons at home. O'Keeffe was drawn to natural objects such as shells, trees, animal bones, and flowers. Failing eyesight forced her to stop painting. One of her favorite techniques was to monumental flowers and other natural forms.
Quote: "My first memory is of the brightness of light...light all around. I was sitting among pillows on a quilt on the ground...very large white pillows..."
Edward Hopper
( July 22, 1882/ May 15, 1967)
His paintings depicted the loneliness of American life in his canvases of empty streets and solitary people. While he was most popularly known for his oil paintings, he was equally proficient as a water colorist and print maker in etching. He kept a ledger book recording every picture he ever painted.
His paintings depicted the loneliness of American life in his canvases of empty streets and solitary people. While he was most popularly known for his oil paintings, he was equally proficient as a water colorist and print maker in etching. He kept a ledger book recording every picture he ever painted.
