Looking for Georgia – New Mexico in the Footsteps of Georgia O’Keefe
Legendary American artist Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986) lived in and painted the New Mexico desert over five decades, calling it “my backyard”. In September 2017, I travelled in her footsteps to find the iconic landscape motifs O’Keeffe made her own. The art historian in me wanted to deepen my understanding of her work. The artist in me needed to challenge my own landscape practice.
This is an account of my journey, my adventures, my insights and my artistic challenge which culminated in a show of 84 paintings in London’s Mall Galleries in 2019. Lydia Bauman
In the series:
Nov. 8: Looking for Georgia Nov. 15: Decoding Symbols in Paintings part l Nov. 22: Decoding Symbols in Paintings part ll