Imagine yourself, sitting in the backseat of a Model-A Ford painting the beautiful surroundings of a New Mexico plain. That is what Georgia O’Keeffe came to know and love to paint in a majority of her works. Georgia O’Keeffe, an american artist, was extremely influential in terms of the styles she implemented in her paintings. Her story, as well as her brilliant work, has been the source of inspiration for many artists and women around the world. She is well-known for her style of art because it is unlike any other artists of her time. The importance of O’Keeffe’s success is it encouraged other women to defy the conventionalism of society and separation of power between men and women. I find her inspiring because she became successful in a “man’s world.” Throughout this essay, I will be discussing five of some of her most famous works. They are the following: The Dark Iris No. II (1926), Pink Dish and Green Leaves (1928), Summer Days…show more content… O’Keefe’s goal was to capture the viewers’ attention and cause them look deeper into what would usually be disregarded. A very popular example of this was The Dark Iris No. II painted in 1926 and is measured to be 91.4 cm x 75.9 cm. The Dark Iris No. II was an oil on canvas art piece and was shown in the Alfred Stieglitz Collection in 1969. O’Keeffe captures the beauty of this already spectacular flower and hones in on it’s many details. Critics were shocked and believed this piece contained sexual content, although she denied all claims. Not all those who viewed her work thought of it to be sexually suggestive. For example, “The grace and charm exuded by O’Keeffe’s flowers may be seen as an expression of her great love for the plant world” (Benke, 1995, p. 32). It’s true, when reading about all of her motivation to paint about what she did was purely because of her love and admiration towards nature and her
