Art Styles
This artistic technique involves zooming in dramatically on subjects, changing their scale
What is close-up perspective?
The tallest residential building O'Keeffe lived in during the 1920s
What is The Shelton Hotel?
The year O'Keeffe first traveled to New Mexico
What is 1929?
How to gently handle chalk pastels to prevent breaking
What is applying light pressure? What is storing them in cushioned packaging?
O'Keeffe made these after her New York paintings, they were pared with Steglitz photographs
What are flower paintings?
Year she created her first New York-themed painting
What is 1925?
Her husband who was a famous photographer
What is Stegliz?
Two main ways to apply chalk pastel color
What is
Using the side of the pastel stick for covering large areas quickly.
Holding them like a crayon and coloring back and forth for more controlled application.
The artistic movement O'Keeffe was associated with that emphasized bold, unique perspectives
What is Modernism?
Her first painting in New York
What is "New York Street with Moon"?
How her friend initially helped launch her art career
What is sending her work to Stegliz?
How paper color affects chalk pastel appearance
What is influencing contrast, warmth, and the vibrancy of highlights
Technique of using chalk pastels by applying color with the side of the stick
What is broad stroke application?
How O'Keeffe portrayed herself in street-level city views
What is a small figure dwarfed by buildings?
The landscape that became central to her artistic identity
What is New Mexico
The primary blending method for chalk pastels
What is using your fingers to blend?
Her unique approach of creating "sky shapes" in urban landscape paintings
What are geometric urban sky compositions?
The key artistic perspective she used when painting New York cityscapes
What are aerial/high-rise perspectives?
What is Birds-eye Perspective
How her artistic style transformed after moving to the Southwest
What is emphasizing landscapes and figurative elements
Why artists find chalk pastels appealing for creating artwork
What is allows for smooth transitions and soft effects in artwork