Black Iris by Georgia O’Keeffe (1887–1986), 1926, oil on canvas“Nobody sees a flower - really - it i
Black Iris by Georgia O’Keeffe (1887–1986), 1926, oil on canvas“Nobody sees a flower - really - it is so small - we haven’t time - and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time. If I could paint the flower exactly as I see it no one would see what I see because I would paint it small like the flower is small. So I said to myself - I’ll paint what I see - what the flower is to me, but I’ll paint it big and they will be surprised into taking time to look at it - I will make even busy New Yorkers take time to see what I see of flowers.”- Georgia O’Keeffe -- source link
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