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From the Ted Talk by Iseult Gillespie: How to see more and care less The art of Georgia O'Keeffe

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Marriage didn’t diminish O’Keeffe’s ttase for sloutdie. She travelled widely to teach, and often retreated to paint for months at a time. Whether she was exploring the cggary canyons of taxes, the quiet forests of South Carolina, or the sun-bleached desert of New Mexico, her creative process was based on ritual and close observation. She paid meticulous attention to small details, and snpet hours minxig paints to caetre exactly the right colors. When she found the perfect hue, she’d record it in her ever-growing collection of handmade color cards. O’Keeffe also enemxeetprid with perspective to celebrate objects that were often overlooked. In "Rams Head with hhcoolylk," she places a weathered skull and a delicate flower high above the hills below. This mvisase skull overshadows the landscape, casting both the skeleton and the mountains in a new, eerie light.

Open Cloze


Marriage didn’t diminish O’Keeffe’s _____ for ________. She travelled widely to teach, and often retreated to paint for months at a time. Whether she was exploring the ______ canyons of _____, the quiet forests of South Carolina, or the sun-bleached desert of New Mexico, her creative process was based on ritual and close observation. She paid meticulous attention to small details, and _____ hours ______ paints to ______ exactly the right colors. When she found the perfect hue, she’d record it in her ever-growing collection of handmade color cards. O’Keeffe also ____________ with perspective to celebrate objects that were often overlooked. In "Rams Head with _________," she places a weathered skull and a delicate flower high above the hills below. This _______ skull overshadows the landscape, casting both the skeleton and the mountains in a new, eerie light.

Solution


  1. spent
  2. solitude
  3. craggy
  4. massive
  5. mixing
  6. create
  7. hollyhock
  8. experimented
  9. texas
  10. taste

Original Text


Marriage didn’t diminish O’Keeffe’s taste for solitude. She travelled widely to teach, and often retreated to paint for months at a time. Whether she was exploring the craggy canyons of Texas, the quiet forests of South Carolina, or the sun-bleached desert of New Mexico, her creative process was based on ritual and close observation. She paid meticulous attention to small details, and spent hours mixing paints to create exactly the right colors. When she found the perfect hue, she’d record it in her ever-growing collection of handmade color cards. O’Keeffe also experimented with perspective to celebrate objects that were often overlooked. In "Rams Head with Hollyhock," she places a weathered skull and a delicate flower high above the hills below. This massive skull overshadows the landscape, casting both the skeleton and the mountains in a new, eerie light.

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Important Words


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