Georgia O’Keeffe Flower Paintings

O’Keeffe’s Flowers “When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it’s your world for the moment. I want to give that world to someone else. Most people in a city rush around so they have not had time to look at a flower. I want them to see it whether they want to or not.” Georgia O’Keeffe

O’Keeffe enlarged flowers until they touched the edge of the paper in several places. Many details were included.

Her paintings have multiple colors. The flowers are not just a blob of one color!

Directions for Oil Pastel Flower Garden Enlarge and draw five different flowers from the pictures you brought from home. Enlarge and draw five different flowers from the pictures you brought from home. Each flower must overlap or be partially hidden by another flower. Each flower must overlap or be partially hidden by another flower. Fill the page and make your flowers go off the edge of the page. Fill the page and make your flowers go off the edge of the page. You must draw your flowers large! You will be coloring with oil pastel and need to make the flowers big in order to be able to blend your colors properly. You must draw your flowers large! You will be coloring with oil pastel and need to make the flowers big in order to be able to blend your colors properly. Draw as much detail as possible! Draw as much detail as possible!

Different Color Family for Each Flower Orange Family – red, red-orange, orange, yellow- orange, yellow, white Orange Family – red, red-orange, orange, yellow- orange, yellow, white Violet Family – blue, blue-violet, violet, red-violet, magenta, red, white Violet Family – blue, blue-violet, violet, red-violet, magenta, red, white Blue Family – all the different blue oil pastels you can find plus white Blue Family – all the different blue oil pastels you can find plus white Red Family – Red, Magenta, pink and white Red Family – Red, Magenta, pink and white

Leaves Use the green family to color leaves – yellow, yellow-green, green, blue-green and blue. Use the green family to color leaves – yellow, yellow-green, green, blue-green and blue. Use lots of different shapes for leaves. Not just the traditional rounded leaf. Use lots of different shapes for leaves. Not just the traditional rounded leaf. Use leaves to fill in the background. Use leaves to fill in the background. Don’t leave any background white! Don’t leave any background white!

Oil Pastel Techniques HAVE A PAPER TOWEL HANDY! Blending Techniques: Blending with fingers Blending with fingers Blending with cloth or paper towel Blending with cloth or paper towel Blending with tortillion Blending with tortillion USE SPONGE TO CLEAN UP YOUR TABLE WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED!!!!

Order of Operations Experiment with Oil Pastels in your Sketchbook. 3 squares with 3 techniques 3 squares with 3 techniques Practice a flower large Practice a flower large Draw your design with 5 flowers and leaves Draw your design with 5 flowers and leaves Add Oil pastel to your practice design Add Oil pastel to your practice design Get approved and start your final!

Directions for Georgia O’Keeffe Flower Use the Cardboard “L”s to enlarge and draw one flower from the pictures you brought from home. Use the Cardboard “L”s to enlarge and draw one flower from the pictures you brought from home. Fill the page and make your flowers go off the edge of the page in three places. Fill the page and make your flowers go off the edge of the page in three places. You must draw your flowers large! You will be coloring with oil pastel and need to make the flowers big in order to be able to blend your colors properly. You must draw your flowers large! You will be coloring with oil pastel and need to make the flowers big in order to be able to blend your colors properly. Draw as much detail as possible. Draw as much detail as possible.

Adding Color with Pastels Use four or more colors in your flower. Use four or more colors in your flower. Start with main color of the flower. Start with main color of the flower. Add the colors next to it on the color wheel to make a new color. If your main color is purple, add blue or red to change the color. Add the colors next to it on the color wheel to make a new color. If your main color is purple, add blue or red to change the color. Add white to make a tint and black to make a shade. Add white to make a tint and black to make a shade. Color each petal separately so that the flower does not look like a blob. Blend each separate petal before going to the next petal. Take the darkest color in the color family and use it to outline each petal. Color each petal separately so that the flower does not look like a blob. Blend each separate petal before going to the next petal. Take the darkest color in the color family and use it to outline each petal.

Leaves Use the green family to color leaves – yellow, yellow-green, green, blue-green and blue. Use the green family to color leaves – yellow, yellow-green, green, blue-green and blue. Use lots of different shapes for leaves. Not just the traditional rounded leaf. Use lots of different shapes for leaves. Not just the traditional rounded leaf. Don’t leave any background white! Add leaves and a background color. Don’t leave any background white! Add leaves and a background color.

Oil Pastel Techniques HAVE A PAPER TOWEL HANDY! Blending Techniques: Blending with fingers Blending with fingers Blending with cloth or paper towel Blending with cloth or paper towel Blending with tortillion Blending with tortillion USE SPONGE TO CLEAN UP YOUR TABLE WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED!!!!

Order of Operations Experiment with Oil Pastels in your Sketchbook. 3 squares with 3 techniques 3 squares with 3 techniques Practice a flower large Practice a flower large Use the L’s to zoom in Use the L’s to zoom in Add Oil pastel to your practice design Add Oil pastel to your practice design Get approved and start your final!

Georgia O’Keeffe Rubric 100 pointsNovice points Basic points Proficient points Advanced 23-25points Criteria Your flower is not large and does not run off the page. It does not fill the majority of your paper. Your flower is small and runs off the page in at least 1 place. It fills the some of your paper. Your flower is large but could be larger and runs off the page in at least 2 places. It fills fifty percent of your paper. Your flower is large and runs off the page in at least 3 places. It fills the majority of your paper. Skill and Attention to Detail You did not create a good composition that displays very little attention to detail. You created an composition that displays little attention to detail by including an area of minute details. You created an good composition that displays attention to detail by including some areas of minute details. You created an excellent composition that displays amazing attention to detail by including several areas of minute details. Technique Your flower is basically one color with very no blending. You used 2 or more colors in your flower and did some blending of the colors. You used 3 or more colors in your flower and did good blending of the colors.. You used 4 or more colors in your flower work and did exceptional blending of the colors. Craft Your artwork is not neat. The paper is wrinkled. None of the petals are colored separately to avoid a flower blob. Edges of each petal are not clear. Your artwork is somewhat neat. The paper is wrinkled. Very few of the petals are colored separately to avoid a flower blob. Edges of each petal are not really clear. Your artwork is neat. The paper is not wrinkled. Some of the petals are colored separately to avoid a flower blob. Edges of each petal are somewhat clear. Your artwork is very neat. The paper is not wrinkled. Each petal is colored separately to avoid a flower blob. Edges of each petal are clear.