Georgia O’Keeffe  Georgia O'Keeffe was born in a farmhouse on a large dairy farm outside of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin on November 15, 1887.

Georgia O’Keeffe  "I have things in my head that are not like what anyone has taught me... shapes and ideas so near to me... shapes and ideas so near to me...  Look for inspiration from the things you enjoy.  "I have things in my head that are not like what anyone has taught me... shapes and ideas so near to me... shapes and ideas so near to me...  Look for inspiration from the things you enjoy.

 I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way- -things I had no words for. -Georgia O'Keeffe  Art is a form of communication. Express your thoughts through your art.  I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way- -things I had no words for. -Georgia O'Keeffe  Art is a form of communication. Express your thoughts through your art.

Georgia O’Keeffe Project  7th Grade  Medium - Pencil, Oil Pastel, and Sharpie  Elements - Line, Value, Color  Principles - Balance  Key Points - Abstract shapes, warm and cool colors, and balance.  Artist - Georgia O’Keeffe  SOL’s - 7.1, 7.3, 7.7, 7.22  Supplies - Pencil, 8” x 12” white paper, silk flowers, oil pastels, transparency, sharpie, O’Keeffe visuals, and black and white photograph of each student (I provide them - I photograph the student’s face making a silly face during class).  7th Grade  Medium - Pencil, Oil Pastel, and Sharpie  Elements - Line, Value, Color  Principles - Balance  Key Points - Abstract shapes, warm and cool colors, and balance.  Artist - Georgia O’Keeffe  SOL’s - 7.1, 7.3, 7.7, 7.22  Supplies - Pencil, 8” x 12” white paper, silk flowers, oil pastels, transparency, sharpie, O’Keeffe visuals, and black and white photograph of each student (I provide them - I photograph the student’s face making a silly face during class).

Art History:  Show video and slide show on Georgia O’Keeffe.  Take notes on the following highlights….. - Born 1887 and died 1987, almost 100 years old. - She illustrates Flowers, Bones, Mountains and Nature. She uses bright or bold contrasting colors. -The paintings of the flowers are abstract because she zooms in and breaks the flower down into simple shapes. The flower goes off the page on all 4 sides. Art History:  Show video and slide show on Georgia O’Keeffe.  Take notes on the following highlights….. - Born 1887 and died 1987, almost 100 years old. - She illustrates Flowers, Bones, Mountains and Nature. She uses bright or bold contrasting colors. -The paintings of the flowers are abstract because she zooms in and breaks the flower down into simple shapes. The flower goes off the page on all 4 sides.

Studio Production….  Draw 3 different silk flower in sketchbook using contour lines then shade the different values using a pencil.  Make a view finder using 4 strips of paper taped together to form two “L’s”.  Use your view finder to zoom in on each flower drawing so at least 3 sides of the flower are cropped to create an abstract flower.  Enlarge each abstract flower onto 3 separate pieces of white paper 8” X 12”. Only draw the contour line of the flower.  Color 2 abstract flowers using only warm colors and 1 flower using cool colors. 1 flower using cool colors. Or….. Or…..  Color 2 abstract flowers using only cool colors and 1 flower using warm color. 1 flower using warm color.  Demonstrate how to blend oil pastels by layering. Also, demonstrate how to create a value scale using warm and cool colors. Studio Production….  Draw 3 different silk flower in sketchbook using contour lines then shade the different values using a pencil.  Make a view finder using 4 strips of paper taped together to form two “L’s”.  Use your view finder to zoom in on each flower drawing so at least 3 sides of the flower are cropped to create an abstract flower.  Enlarge each abstract flower onto 3 separate pieces of white paper 8” X 12”. Only draw the contour line of the flower.  Color 2 abstract flowers using only warm colors and 1 flower using cool colors. 1 flower using cool colors. Or….. Or…..  Color 2 abstract flowers using only cool colors and 1 flower using warm color. 1 flower using warm color.  Demonstrate how to blend oil pastels by layering. Also, demonstrate how to create a value scale using warm and cool colors.

 Lay transparency over black and white photograph. Tape the transparency to the photograph.  Shade the dark values in the picture using a sharpie.  Place the transparency on top of the ONE flower that is warm or the ONE flower that is cool.  Place the other two flowers either side of the flower with the face drawing on top of it.  Discuss balance - is the work of art balanced as a whole? If not then go back and add dark colors to the areas that need to be darker. You must stick with the warm and cool color theme.  Frame each picture separate using black construction paper. Tape the three drawings together.  Lay transparency over black and white photograph. Tape the transparency to the photograph.  Shade the dark values in the picture using a sharpie.  Place the transparency on top of the ONE flower that is warm or the ONE flower that is cool.  Place the other two flowers either side of the flower with the face drawing on top of it.  Discuss balance - is the work of art balanced as a whole? If not then go back and add dark colors to the areas that need to be darker. You must stick with the warm and cool color theme.  Frame each picture separate using black construction paper. Tape the three drawings together.

Rubric  You must have the following: - (20 pts.) 3 Contour line drawings of abstract flowers on 8” X 12” white drawing paper. At least 3 sides of the flower must go off the edge. - (20 pts.) 3 colored flowers using either warm or cool colors. * The values must be blended. - (20 pts.) A transparency with your face illustrated on it using a sharpie. - (20 pts.) A balanced composition after all 3 drawings are put side by side. * You may need to add more dark values to the flowers to balance the work as a whole. - (20 pts.) Neatness and Craftsmanship Rubric  You must have the following: - (20 pts.) 3 Contour line drawings of abstract flowers on 8” X 12” white drawing paper. At least 3 sides of the flower must go off the edge. - (20 pts.) 3 colored flowers using either warm or cool colors. * The values must be blended. - (20 pts.) A transparency with your face illustrated on it using a sharpie. - (20 pts.) A balanced composition after all 3 drawings are put side by side. * You may need to add more dark values to the flowers to balance the work as a whole. - (20 pts.) Neatness and Craftsmanship