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| Flower with Water Drop by Kayla |
6th grade students recently completed a painting inspired by the work of 20th century artist, Georgia O'Keeffe. O'Keeffe was famous for painting both abstract and realistic images of both bones and flowers! She loved to show "zoomed in" versions of flowers to emphasize line, color, and value. O'Keeffe is known for this quote: "I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way - things I had no words for."
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| Pelvis, by Georgia O'Keeffe |
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| Poppies, by Georgia O'Keeffe |
For this painting assignment, students could choose to draw a flower, a deer skull, or pretty much anything they wanted as long as it was a "close up" view. They worked hard to create a detailed drawing of the image, then they chose just a few colors to complete the painting. Along the way, they practiced various painting techniques as well as color schemes. The problem solving aspect of this assignment came into play when they had to use a very limited palette of colors! All students had to choose only one, two, or three colors from the color wheel plus black and white to make tints and shades.
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| Blue Flower by Audrey |
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| Human Eye by Gabriel |
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| Close Up View of a Dog by Kaelin |
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| Close Up View of a Light Bulb by Makayla |
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| Abstract Flower by Corey |
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| Flowers by Cori |
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| Deer Antler by Carson |
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| Abstract Flower by Nicola |
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| Flower by Brooklyn |
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| Leaf With Water Drops by Jasmine |
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| Rubric/Checklist for Georgia O'Keeffe Style Painting, Grade 6 |
