Georgia O'Keefe

Abrams' Art Ed Books and Kits provide everything children need to make art using the approaches of world-renowned artists! The Art Ed Books and Kits include paper, nontoxic paint, oil pastels, pencils, brushes, palettes, glue -- whatever the artist actually uses or used. In addition, a 24-page full-color book in each kit provides a biography of the artist and discusses his or her life and career, with full-color art reproductions as well as photographs of the artist at work. And an 8-page activity book provides easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions to help children create their own masterpieces.Each kit is approved by the individual artist or his or her estate. With Art Ed Books and Kits, children not only learn about great artists, they can learn to paint like them, too. Art Ed is the ideal kit for any aspiring artist! Proceeds from Art Ed Books and Kits benefit Studio in a School.Georgia O'Keeffe (American, 1887-1986) was one of the most intriguing women artists of the 20th century. Her paintings of flowers, huge and mysterious, and her Southwestern pictures, featuring bleached animal skulls against windswept landscapes, are appealing to both adults and children.The kit teaches how to paint watercolor still lifes and landscapes.Boris, Janet is the author of 'Georgia O'Keefe', published 2003 under ISBN 9780810967922 and ISBN 0810967928.