I long ago came to the conclusion that even if I could put down accurately the thing I saw and enjoyed, it would not give the observer the kind of feeling it gave me. I had to create an equivalent for what I felt about what I was looking at-not copy it.
Georgia O'KeeffeI hate flowers - I paint them because they're cheaper than models and they don't move.
Georgia O'KeeffeI have lived on a razors edge. So what if you fall off. I'd rather be doing something I wanted to do. I'd walk it again.
Georgia O'KeeffeNobody 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