ARTWORK TITLE: BLACK IRISARTIST NAME : GEORGIA O'KEEFFE

MEDIA: OILS

Kaila

Georgia O'Keeffe likes to paint flowers.

I can recognize the flower.

It has dark values at the bottom and lighter values at the top.

It has organic shapes and some irregular patterns in the petals

Oils were used.

Description

The focal point is the center of the flower because it’s in the center of the painting. It is different from everything on the picture because of its darkness.

The painting is symmetrically balanced and creates a sad mood.

O’Keeffe is known for making flowers bigger than what they really are. It’s unusual because sometimes she paints it to the point where it doesn’t even look the a flower, but this one does.

The petals make a pattern so that you can tell that they are petals.

My eyes go up from the center because of the way the petals are painted on the canvas.

Analysis

The darkness at the bottoms helps me understand the title of the artwork.

I think that Georgia wanted to give a sad feeling because the painting is really dark and gloomy.

The work reminds me of a lot of things that I've gone through.

Sometimes things are just really sad and this painting relates to all of those say things.

Interpretation

I feel that the whole painting was a success. I knew what the painting was without even looking at the title. O’Keeffe wanted to draw a flower and it looks like a flower.

Things you use to critique artwork: balance, unity, colors, mood, patterns

I think that all of Georgia O’Keeffe’s art work is unique because there aren't any artists that do what she does.

I think that the painting needs more balance in color. It kind of goes from dark to light so quickly. There is no blend in the middle.

Judgment