Georgia O’Keeffe and Flower Paintings for Kids

I love these tempera paint flowers that are inspired by the artwork of Georgia O’Keeffe.  

These close-up paintings were created by my 2nd grade students last year.

The children used photo references to draw large flowers. Then, they painted with colors and finally, outlined in black paint.  I really love the white polka dot on black background in the top right picture.  I may suggest a patterned background to students next time I teach this project.    

To tie in art history, we read some books about the artist Georgia O’Keeffe.  She grew up in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, which is very close to where we live.  I showed the students many examples of her enlarged flower paintings.  I think the students did a great job on their paintings!  Below are some good books about Georgia O’Keeffe.

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