I have been reading "Georgia O'Keeffe: Portrait of an Artist by Laurie Lisle.
To me, O'Keeffe is one of the most fascinating individuals to call New Mexico home.
After a long and successful career in New York City, she moved to New Mexico permanently at the age of 62, and lived here for the remainder of her life. She bought a ranch near Abiquiu, NM in the northern part of the state, and lived out the rest of her life there, painting landscapes and flowers and cattle skulls.
She was a fascinating woman, coming of age in a time where women were not always allowed to perform successfully as men. She was one of the first famous female painters in the United States.
My favorite part of the book was the second half, in which biographer Laurie Lisle chronicles O'Keeffe's years in New Mexico.
I recommend the book.
Cerro Pedernal, the mountain George O'Keefe loved, and where her ashes are scattered:
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