Watercolor
Watercolor paint is a water-based art medium made with pigment and a water-soluble binder. It is known for transparent color that settles into absorbent paper.
Painter
Georgia O'Keeffe
Georgia O'Keeffe was an American modernist known for close-up flowers, New Mexico landscapes, bones, architecture, and simplified natural forms.
Georgia O'Keeffe quick facts
Review key details about Georgia O'Keeffe's life, career, American modernist practice, major periods, and the places and subjects that shaped her work.
| Born | November 15, 1887 · Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, U.S. |
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| Died | March 6, 1986 · Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Movement | American modernism |
| Paint media | Watercolor · Gouache · Oil paint |
| Documented supports | Paper · Cardboard · Canvas · Linen · Painting board · Wood panel |
| Documented example | Untitled (Horse) (1914), oil on cardboard |
| Common subjects | Flowers, desert landscapes, bones, buildings, clouds, and abstracted natural forms |
| Notable works | Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1, Black Iris, Ram's Head, White Hollyhock-Hills, and Sky Above Clouds IV |
Sources: The Met: A Storm, The Met: Seated Nude XI, The Met: East River from the Shelton Hotel, Georgia O'Keeffe Museum: Untitled (Woman with Blue Hat), Georgia O'Keeffe Museum: Untitled (Horse), Georgia O'Keeffe Museum: Shell No. 2, Georgia O'Keeffe Museum: Alligator Pears, and Georgia O'Keeffe Museum: Jimson Weed.
Paint types used
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Gouache
Gouache paint is an opaque, water-based art medium made with pigment and a water-soluble binder. Traditional formulas dry to a matte finish and can be reactivated with water.
Oil Paint
Oil paint is a slow-drying paint made with pigment and a drying oil binder. It is widely used for artwork because it blends smoothly and develops rich color.
Surface types used
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Paper
Paper is an absorbent sheet material made primarily from cellulose fibers. Its weight, sizing, surface texture, and wet strength determine how much paint it can accept before buckling, pilling, bleeding, or warping.
Cardboard
Cardboard is a paper-based sheet material made from compressed fibers, often with corrugated fluting between liner sheets. It is lightweight and absorbent, so heavy wet coats can soften or warp it.
Canvas
Canvas is a woven fabric support used for paintings, banners, bags, décor, and other projects. Artist canvas may be raw, sized, acrylic-primed, oil-primed, or factory-coated, and each condition changes how paint absorbs and bonds.
Linen
Linen is a strong woven fabric made from flax fibers and commonly used as a support for fine-art painting. Artist linen may be sold raw or prepared with a ground layer.
Painting Board
Painting board is a rigid artist support made from hardboard, wood, or another stable panel material. It may be sold raw or prepared with a medium-specific ground layer.
Wood
Wood is a natural, porous material with grain patterns and absorbency that vary by species and cut. Its surface may also contain knots, resin, or an existing finish.
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