Project Discussion: In The Style of O'Keefe

[pastelist]

A new project has been announced in the WetCanvas! project system!

Title: In The Style of O'Keefe
Project Leader: pastelist
Relative Difficulty: Medium
Type Restrictions: Painting
Medium: Pastels
Subject: Not Applicable
Days open for signups: Always
Maximum participants allowed: Unlimited

Description:

Painting in the Style of O'Keefe

This project will entail creating a painting in the style of the noted artist, Georgia O'Keefe. You may use the reference pictures provided or you may select your own.

This project can be completed in soft or oil pastels.


Additional Information:

For more information on the project: Click here!

Remember, in order to help keep the discussions on projects organized, you should post your questions, suggestions, and comments on submitted work here in this thread. By doing this, we allow other non-project efforts to not get "pushed down" by a swarm of project-related threads.

[CarlyHardy]

Pastelist, if you have any links to works online by Georgia OKeefe, you can post them here. Some members may not be familiar with her work.

Just a reminder to everyone, painting in the style of is not copying someone's work We have a lot of great reference images in the library that would make wonderful "close-focus" subjects.

Thanks,
carly

[bogbeast]

Sounds like a good change of pace for me--I'm in!

[Dyin]

I have a lovely flower that just opened up, don't know where I'll find the time, but I signed up!

[pastelist]

Hello,
Welcome to my Project. Thanks for joining. I would like to thank Carly (ChClements) for her help in the process in creating a project in WetCanvas.
Thanks Carly!


I am providing a link for everyone to become familiar with Georgia O'Keeffe's work. She is truly a great artist!

http://www.okeeffemuseum.org/index.php

[Kathryn Wilson]

I've signed up too - I have a photo that will be just perfect for this. May try to do one in soft and one in oil pastels - might be interesting to see the differences -

[CarlyHardy]

I'm all signed up

If I have the time, I'll do one in both mediums too...but no promises!
carly

[dragonlady]

I've signed up. Hadn't heard of Georgia O'Keefe until I did a close up of an orchid for the WDE some time back and several people very kindly said it reminded them of O'Keefe, so I really have to have a go at this one.

[anney]

Yet another link for those (like me) ignorant on her work:

http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists...e_georgia.html

Anne (about to sign up, thanks to Carly).

[CarlyHardy]

Regarding this entry --> http://www.wetcanvas.com//Community/...entry_id=41816



This is a cornflower that's blooming out-of-season in a flower pot outside my studio window so I decided to use it for my subject. It's on watercolor paper underpainted with the orange Createx Pure Pigment. The digital picked up the strokes of oil pastel over the underpainting nicely but in real life, this still looks orange all over!

Will be interesting to see if I can maintain the abstract shape while I add the color to distinguish the petal shapes. Now I'm off to do some blending See ya later!
carly

[Kathryn Day]

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This turned out lovely. The softness of the petals and the energy and boldness of the inner flower. Also has that abstract feel that Georgia O'Keefe showed in her paintings of flowers.

[Kathryn Day]

Regarding this entry --> http://www.wetcanvas.com//Community/...entry_id=41830



Hi all,
This is my entry into this fun project. I used a photo from the RIL as a reference. Soft pastels on 8x10 Wallis paper.

[CarlyHardy]

Regarding this entry --> http://www.wetcanvas.com//Community/...entry_id=41830



Katy,
Perfect subject for an O'Keefe painting! The rich colors leap off the screen. Can't believe it's so small in real life!!
carly

[CarlyHardy]

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Watergirl,
this could be a watercolor with the flowing lines softly blending together. Wonderful abstract quality, too. I didn't do as well in capturing that feel as you did. I'll have to try another one using the softies
carly

[Dyin]

Regarding this entry --> http://www.wetcanvas.com//Community/...entry_id=41828



This is beautiful...you're all making this look so easy! I'm just struggling away lol!