In “Oriental Poppies,” O’Keeffe depicts two giant poppy flowers. Measuring 30″ x 40″, this oil painting is an explosion of brilliant colors on a vast canvas, lending a mesmerizing effect. O’Keefe used dazzling red and orange as the main color of the petals. The hollowed centre and the inner contours of the flowers are painted in deep purple. The skillful shading and velvety finish of the petals accentuates the vibrancy of the flowers. “Oriental Poppies” almost looks like a close up photograph. O’Keeffe did not give any background to the painting, to artfully draw focus onto the flowers. The absence of context in the painting presents them in a new light as pure abstracts. “Oriental Poppies” exudes a startling pull, as if casting a hypnotic spell on the viewer.

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Thanks to shoreacres (Linda at The Task at Hand blog) who introduced me to a fascinating article, Georgia O’Keeffe’s Blindness: An Interview with Carol Merrill, about Georgia O’Keeffe’s struggle with macular degeneration in her later years.

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