Abstracting an image of the Georgia O'Keefee House

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Mar 9

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Georgia O’Keeffe‘s home in Abiquiu. Stucco house beneath vivid blue sky, dirt yard and sparse green bushes with ladder propped against the wall. — Georgia O’Keeffe‘s home in Abiquiu

On March 11, 2020 I moved home and set up a studio in my den, never imagining that a year later I would still be painting small paintings in that little studio.

I cannot say that it was a year lost. I have painted more in the past year and experimented than ever before.

As most of you know I have painted mostly realistic impressionist work. So this little story may come as a surprise to some of you.

In 2017 I had the good fortune of going to New Mexico for a conference and while there I spent a day at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe and going to Georgia O’Keeffe‘s home in Abiquiu.

While at her home I must’ve taken a couple dozen photos. About a week ago my girlfriend who went with me to that conference, Julie Dameron, sent me a video from her photos of our time touring New Mexico. This made me look back through my photos and I decided to see if I could abstract Georgia’s home.

Here’s my photo and painting. What do you think? Would Georgia approve? I know I’m having fun and learning a lot. I do love knife painting!!

Ciao,

Phyllis