Georgia O'Keeffe
Georgia O'Keeffe
Georgia Totto O'Keeffewas an American artist. She is best known for her paintings of enlarged flowers, New York skyscrapers, and New Mexico landscapes. O'Keeffe has been recognized as the "Mother of American modernism"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPainter
Date of Birth15 November 1887
CitySun Prairie, WI
CountryUnited States of America
people reason-why dies
It always seems to me that so few people live - they just seem to exist and I don't see any reason why we shouldn't live always - til we die physically ...
criticism flattery drains
I have already settled it for myself so flattery and criticism go down the same drain and I am quite free.
flower mean thinking
Singing has always seemed to me the most perfect means of expression. It is so spontaneous. And after singing, I think the violin. Since I cannot sing, I paint.
thinking color effort
Color is one of the great things in the world that makes life worth living to me and as I have come to think of painting it is my efforts to create an equivalent with paint color for the world, life as I see it.
thinking matter enough
I don't see why we ever think of what others think of what we do – no matter who they are. Isn't it enough just to express yourself?
art flower fragments
I often painted fragments of things because it seemed to make my statement as well as or better than the whole could.
beautiful country regret
When I think of death, I only regret that I will not be able to see this beautiful country anymore unless the Indians are right and my spirit will walk here after I'm gone.
stupid fool paint
I decided I was a very stupid fool not to at least paint as I wanted to.
beautiful home white
When I found the beautiful white bones in the desert I picked them up and took them home too...I have used these things to say what is to me the wideness and wonder of the world as I live in it.
black color-black feels
There's something about black. You feel hidden away in it.
mean voice expression
Singing has always seemed to me the most perfect means of expression.
hurt crazy struggle
Dearest - my body is simply crazy with wanting you - If you don't come tomorrow - I don't see how I can wait for you - I wonder if your body wants mine the way mine wants yours - the kisses - the hotness - the wetness - all melting together - the being held so tight that it hurts - the strangle and the struggle.
life knowing happenings
I find that I have painted my life - things happening in my life - without knowing.
inspirational fall creativity
I have lived on a razors edge. So what if you fall off. I'd rather be doing something I wanted to do. I'd walk it again.