Participants will create their very own floral paintings inspired by the works in Magnificent Beauty: Georgia O’Keeffe and the Art of the Flower. Visitors will use contour line drawing techniques followed by acrylic paint to create bold floral paintings that highlight color and form.
ABOUT DROP-IN ART
Every third Saturday from 11 am-4 pm, Museum visitors are welcome to join us for Drop-In Art activities related to exhibitions on view! These come-and-go activities are suitable for all ages and provide a perfect opportunity for visitors to connect with the galleries and tap into their creativity.
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Pre-registration is not required. This program is included with admission, but Museum members and kids 17 and under are always free! Not a member? Join today!
Georgia O’Keeffe, Calla Lily (Lily – Yellow No. 2), 1927, oil on canvas, 20 x 9 in., Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Westheimer Family Collection, 2005.056, © Georgia O’Keeffe Museum / Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York, photo © Oklahoma City Museum of Art
ABOUT MAGNIFICENT BEAUTY: GEORGIA O’KEEFFE AND THE ART OF THE FLOWER
Magnificent Beauty: Georgia O’Keeffe and the Art of the Flower examines explorations of flowers in painting and photography by O’Keeffe and Cunningham, highlighting their unique interpretations of the traditional subject matter.
O’Keeffe redefined the tradition of floral still-life painting by incorporating techniques of photography (a relatively new medium in the early twentieth century) into her works, choosing to depict the subject cropped and at close range to focus on color and form. While Cunningham also portrayed flowers in close-up, her photographs instead call attention to the play of light and shadow as well as the subject’s intricate details, captured with precision. Magnificent Beauty demonstrates how each artist transformed the traditional subject with a modernist, and at times abstracted, take on the natural world.
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