Georgia O'Keeffe Quotes

Georgia O'Keeffe
Georgia O'Keeffe
American Artist
Born: Nov 15, 1887
Died: Mar 6, 1986
About Flower Looking Me Time You
I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life - and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do. Georgia O'Keeffe
Inspirational Life Me My Life Single Every Absolutely Never Terrified Single Thing Doing Been Wanted Moment Keep Thing
When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for the moment. I want to give that world to someone else. Most people in the city rush around so, they have no time to look at a flower. I want them to see it whether they want to or not. Georgia O'Keeffe
Time You People World Flower Else City See Rush Someone Give No Time Take Look Most Around Hand Want Whether Them Really Your Moment
I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way - things I had no words for. Georgia O'Keeffe
Art Words Other Way Say Color Could No Words Shapes Had Any Any Other Way Found Things
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. Georgia O'Keeffe
Time Flower See Sees Small Takes Nobody Like Friend Really
I decided that if I could paint that flower in a huge scale, you could not ignore its beauty. Georgia O'Keeffe
Nature You Beauty Flower Scale Could Huge Decided If I Could Ignore Paint
One can not be an American by going about saying that one is an American. It is necessary to feel America, like America, love America and then work. Georgia O'Keeffe
Work Love Saying About Feel Like America American Going Then Necessary
I hate flowers - I paint them because they're cheaper than models and they don't move. Georgia O'Keeffe
Hate Cheaper Because Than Models Move Them Paint Flowers
Singing has always seemed to me the most perfect means of expression. It is so spontaneous. And after singing, I think the violin. Since I cannot sing, I paint. Georgia O'Keeffe
Me Singing Think I Think Seemed Perfect Since Spontaneous Most Sing Always After Cannot Means Paint Expression Violin
The days you work are the best days. Georgia O'Keeffe
Work Best You Days
I know now that most people are so closely concerned with themselves that they are not aware of their own individuality, I can see myself, and it has helped me to say what I want to say in paint. Georgia O'Keeffe
Myself Me People Own Say I Can See Individuality Know Most Concerned Closely Want Themselves Paint Helped Now Aware
I don't very much enjoy looking at paintings in general. I know too much about them. I take them apart. Georgia O'Keeffe
Too Much Looking Enjoy Too About General Take Know Very Apart Them Much Paintings
I had to create an equivalent for what I felt about what I was looking at - not copy it. Georgia O'Keeffe
Looking About Had Felt Equivalent Create Copy
I often painted fragments of things because it seemed to make my statement as well as or better than the whole could. Georgia O'Keeffe
Better Fragments Statement Seemed Could Well Make Because Than Often Painted Whole Things
Marks on paper are free - free speech - press - pictures all go together I suppose. Georgia O'Keeffe
Together Free Free Speech Paper Press Marks Pictures Suppose Go Speech
About
Site pages
Top Quotes
Authors
Today's birthdays
Copyright © Quotesia 2025