I'll paint what I see -- what the flower is to me but I'll paint it… — Georgia O'Keeffe · Smartyfair

I'll paint what I see -- what the flower is to me but I'll paint it big.

Georgia O'Keeffe1887–1986 · artist · 1900s USAGeorgia O'Keeffe was an American painter famous for her large, close-up paintings of flowers and for the stark, sun-bleached landscapes of the New Mexico desert she loved.1 quote

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If a flower matters to you, paint it huge so everyone notices.

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What turned up: An American Place exhibition catalogue, 1939 (Wikiquote Sourced section).
Work: An American Place exhibition catalogue
Occasion: 1939 · New York, USA · O'Keeffe explaining why she paints flowers so large
Sources checked: en.wikiquote.orgChecked using claude-sonnet-5, 21 August 2026Sourced section citing An American Place catalogue, 1939

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