Friday, October 8, 2010

Georgia O'Keefe Ispired Flowers

Georgia O'Keefe Inspired Flowers


Fifth Grade students looked at flowers painted by Georgia O'Keefe. We discussed why her flowers are special. After all, many people have painted flowers, they aren't a new subject matter. Students noticed that she "zoomed in" closely to the flowers and sometimes this meant that you can't tell her painting is of a flower. Then students painted their own flower, and then added lines to create a flower that has never been made before. Students traced the organic lines made by the water color paint when it dried. Students discussed painting an ordinary subject such as a flower, in a new way to make it more interesting to look at.

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