Monday, May 11, 2009

Skies,flowers and skulls by Geogia O'Keeffee was inspired by what town's landscape?

I believe that the town is in New Mexico, where she spent a large amount of her time.I have two possible paintings. one: Cow's Skulls with Calico Roses 1931. two: Ram's Head white hollyhock%26amp;little hills.1935

Skies,flowers and skulls by Geogia O'Keeffee was inspired by what town's landscape?
Painter Georgia O'Keeffe lived (and painted) during the later part of her life at her 'Ghost Ranch' near the very small town of Abiquiu in north-central New Mexico. The town of Espanola (and nearby Truchas and Chimayo) are to the south while the towns of Tierra Amarilla and Chama are to the north.





The area around the Ghost Ranch and Abiquiu is one of mesas and rolling hills that is featured in many of her paintings. However she did not move to New Mexico until 1949 after living and painting in Texas (where she did many paintings of Palo Duro Canyon) and New York (where she did many of the flower pictures). She made her first visit to New Mexico in 1929 and returned many times until her move in 1949 (following the death of her husband).





Although the paintings could be of New Mexico, she also did a lot of the skulls and other western landscapes during her Texas stay.





Poor health forced her to leave her beloved ranch and move to Santa Fe in the early 1980s and she died there in 1986. Today the Ghost Ranch is a religious retreat, but they do allow visitors.


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