Hey Georgia!

Happy Birthday to Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986).

 

Georgia was an American modernist artist, active in the mid 20th century. I would call her the artist who painted beautiful bones.

And yes Georgia, I have been to your home in Abiquiu, NM, to Ghost Ranch, and your museum in Santa Fe, NM at least twice.

Quote of the Week

"I hate flowers-I paint them because they are cheaper than models and they don't move."         Georgia O'Keeffe

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Happy Birthday Georgia!

Georgia O'Keeffe & husband A. Stieglitz

Georgia O'Keeffe 
November 15, 1887 - March 6, 1986

Santa Fe

How can I possibly talk about Santa Fe and not mention Georgia O'Keeffe. A Museum and Foundation with her name on them are both located there.

Of course there were other fine artists who were drawn to New Mexico by the landscape, the culture, the light, the air. But Georgia made her home there and her name as a painter there, recording images that others did not see.

Abiquiu was her place of residence until declining health forced her to Santa Fe. And a trip to Abiquiu is worth the effort, and a tour of her home should be included.

The memories I have of my visit to her home in Abiquiu include: cement floors, hollyhocks, stark interiors with subtle decoration, and the hanging light bulb.

Sacred Sunday

New Mexico certainly has its share of sacred places including the adobe style churches. Each town has its own version which are amazingly well perserved. Are they tourist attractions or active congregations, it's hard to say. But the church at Rancho de Taos is active with an appointed priest. This building is an iconic image since Georgia O'Keeffe made it popular even though it had been the subject of paintings long before she discovered it. The area around the church has certainly become touristy and has changed a great deal since my first visit in 1992.