Inspire students with the work of renowned American artist Georgia O’Keeffe in this engaging Year 9 Art project. This resource guides students through artist research, visual analysis, practical responses and reflective activities while developing their understanding of colour, composition, shape, tone and form through the study of O’Keeffe’s iconic flower paintings.

This ready-to-teach PowerPoint includes:

• Introduction to Georgia O’Keeffe and her artistic influence
• Artist biography and contextual information
• Analysis of O’Keeffe’s flower and landscape paintings
• Starter/“Do Now” retrieval tasks
• Artist research page guidance and useful links
• Practical artist response activities
• DIRT (Directed Improvement and Reflection Time) tasks
• Exemplars of student work and sketchbook outcomes
• Opportunities for literacy development through written analysis and evaluation

Ideal for:

KS3 Art & Design
Year 9 Art projects
Cover lessons
Non-specialist teachers
Developing artist research and annotation skills
GCSE transition activities

Students explore colour, composition, tone, shape and form whilst creating their own responses inspired by O’Keeffe’s distinctive style. The resource encourages both critical analysis and practical experimentation, leading to high-quality sketchbook outcomes.