This past summer, I took a vacation to Arizona with my mom and sister to visit my family in Arizona. While there, we decided last minute to take a road trip from Scottsdale to Santa Fe, New Mexico to explore it in all of its beauty.
One of the greatest things I did while there for those two days was visit the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. I have always been one for the arts, and specifically enjoy museums more than the average teenager. Hadn't really knowing much about her as an artist, or as a person for that matter, I took this as an opportunity to truly delve into her life as an artist and individual.
While there, I felt like I truly learned O'Keeffe's ways as an artist. Much like Barrett, O'Keeffe found her inspiration from the things around her. She would paint what she saw, never going into it having a vision in mind. O'Keeffe eventually traveled to Santa Fe in search of inspiration. There, she backpacked to various locations in SF, particularly desserts and mountains, taking only essentials, camping at certain spots for extended periods of time-all along the way never really having a "plan" in place. Once she would see something she liked, she would start painting. This was all for her art.
As discussed in The Sea of Information, Barrett describes how she does not really have a sense of where a piece is headed. When she begins a piece, she just naturally lets her mind write, letting it take her wherever. Barrett shares this extremely vital characteristic with O'Keeffe.
In addition, Barrett and O'Keeffe get their inspiration from history and science. As stated, O'Keeffe traveled to nation landmarks and state parks to paint them, for example the Pedernal Mountains. Although O'Keeffe was in no way a historian, she traveled to these places to enhance her ability as an artist. Barrett, a fiction author, describes how she read a book on Tuberculosis and admits she did not know why she was even reading it, yet it inspired her to create new things. These women show how venturing out to try new things can only lead to success, even if it isn't exactly what you're looking for.
Both these women's ability to create without a plan adds to their creative ability because it allows their imagination to expand, and fully takeover. It allows them to take any path they choose when creating their art, and encourages divergent thinking. Both have an unlimited possibility of outcomes for their projects because of their creative thinking.
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