Sunday, April 13, 2025; 12pm - 5:30pm
$85 + $25 Materials Fee
Sensual Lines, gorgeous curves, luscious colors; this and more comes to mind when I think of Georgia O’Keeffe. The quintessential artist who left society to live in the desert immersed in her work. O’Keeffe’s flowers are powerfully sensual, filled with softness yet with jarring lines and edges. How can we achieve this softness with acrylics? What inspired O’Keeffe? How can we get into her mind and create something similar?
O'Keeffe's flower paintings were a crucial step in the evolution of her work as a modernist painter. Ever since their inception, they have garnered both praise and disdain from critics who have pondered over the true meaning behind these flowers. (Adrienne Howell)
In this one day workshop we will look deeply at the evolution of Georgia O'Keeffe's paintings and create our own Georgia O'Keeffe inspired acrylic flowers. Fresh flowers and bones will be on display for your inspiration.
About the Instructor: Amanda Rose Hopkins received her B.F.A from UC Santa Cruz with a concentration in painting and environmental art. Locally she has creatively taught children at Sunridge and REACH Charter schools. She spent 5 months studying under artist Kaveri Singh and Thangka painters from Nepal and Sikkim at the Sarnath International Nyingma Institute in India. Her work is currently focused on highlighting the sensuous texture and environmental importance of the kelp forests. You can view her work at https://artofnature.me/