3rd grade students learned about the life and artwork of Georgia O'Keeffe. Students learned that O'Keeffe's art changed based on her surroundings. She was most famous for her magnified flowers. She painted these flowers on huge canvases which made them almost abstract. O'Keeffe wanted to show the beauty of nature through her paintings. Students choose a photograph of a flower and used a view finder to narrow in on one section of their photo. Students then used contour lines to draw the petals and flower details. Using watercolor paints, students began adding color making sure to mix tints and shades to show light and dark areas. Lastly, students added value using colored pencil to make their petals stand out.