The Flora of Georgia O'Keefe

The work of Georgia O'Keefe, like that of Monet, is a translation of nature. We get a glimpse of the mind and emotions of the artist by viewing the way she chooses to represent the world around her in her paintings. I particularly love the floral paintings of O'Keefe. Many of the same flowers that you find in her paintings reside on my patio in various baskets, buckets, and boxes. I love flowers: that's about all there is to it. Flowers are probably my favorite aspect of nature. Georgia O'Keefe's work allows me to enjoy my passion of flowers in yet another way: by viewing them through another person's eyes. O'Keefe's paintings and my deck of flowers allow me to successfully shut out the "real world" of stress and deadlines--something I think we could all use now and again.

The Garden of Georgia O'Keefe