For Georgia

I finally had a chance last night to watch the Georgia O'Keeffe movie (on Lifetime) I had Tivo-ed over the weekend. While I would have liked to have seen more of Miss O'Keeffe painting--I found it very inspirational and moving. How often do you get to see a movie about a female painter?

My favorite scene is where, after an arduous trip from NYC, she wakes up in magical sunlit Taos. You just know she's not leaving after that.

While wandering the mesmerizing landscape she holds a skull up to the sky. In honor of that, I thought I'd post one of my skull paintings--this one in watercolor. I love to paint skulls, and like Georgia says in the movie, unlike real cows they don't smell.

Noveau Iris

Last night I was thrilled to see an promo for the new Georgia O'Keeffe movie on Lifetime with Joan Allen playing the independent artist. It airs Saturday, Sept. 19.

In honor of that, I thought I'd post one of my favorite, "larger than life," Georgia-inspired floral paintings. This is transparent watercolor with oil pastel accents. Though not my original intention, I liked how a winged feminine form also seemed to emerge from the painting.

Nouveau Iris, 22 x 33 on Arches cold press, watercolor & oil pastel
Collection of the artist