While watching a documentary about artist Georgia O’Keeffe, as I  taught an art class today, I was struck by her determination to find her own way.  She mentioned she “took hold of most anything I wanted” and essentially went for it.
I have seen her paintings for years, but never learned much about her life.  So the film was interesting in many ways.  I learned about Ms. O’Keeffe and discovered philosophy I can apply to my life and my art.

She wanted to be an artist from the age of 8.
She tried to follow the art of traditional masters, but was dissatisfied until …read more