Georgia O'Keeffe at Palo Duro Canyon

Whenever I think about the painter Georgia O'Keeffe, I tend to think about New Mexico. I tend to think about iconic works from Taos and Santa Fe. But O'Keeffe also had a Texas connection, having taught at West Texas State Normal College out in Canyon for a couple of years. While O'Keeffe was teaching in the Panhandle, she often visited Palo Duro Canyon, and she completed numerous paintings there. Palo Duro Canyon is a magical place, and I can certainly see how she would have been drawn to it.

Here is a Palo Duro painting.

Here is a short newscast about O'Keeffe's time in West Texas.