"Recalling a charcoal she made in 1916, Georgia O'Keeffe later wrote, 'I have made this drawing several times--never remembering that I had made it before--and not knowing where the idea came from.' These drawings, and the majority of O'Keeffe's works in charcoal, watercolor, pastel and graphite, belong to series in which she develops and transforms motifs that lie between observation and abstraction. In the formative years of 1915 to 1918, she made...

"A biography-in-poems of Georgia O'Keeffe, interwoven with the poet's lyric accounts of a solitary month in a primitive desert cabin. A narrative-driven collection that reads like a novel, this book delves into issues of creativity, feminism, and relationships, while exploring turn-of-the last century New York City and the New Mexico high desert of the 1930s and today" --

Georgia O'Keeffe went to art school in Chicago and New York, but when she saw the New Mexico desert, she fell in love. She moved to New Mexico and wanted to share its beauty with the world through her paintings. Kate Coombs' engaging story and Seth Lucas' beautiful art bring Georgia O'Keeffe to life for young readers, encouraging little naturalists to Be Adventurous and Be Creative.

In 1939, artist Georgia O'Keeffe creates nearly twenty paintings as she tours the Hawaiian islands, but refuses to paint pictures of pineapples the way her sponsors tell her to.

This chronicle of the life and career of a unique modern artist is based on her correspondence and interviews with friends, relatives, and colleagues.