Waterfall No. 1 Georgia O'Keefe's painting, Waterfall No. 1, was one of three paintings she dedicated to depicting a waterfall near the Lao Valley in Hawaii. This one, like the others, was done on a white canvas with oil paint. The painting was created during O'keefe's visit to Hawaii in 1939 and, as the name suggests, it is a depiction of a magnificent waterfall. It was new territory for O'keefe when she painted this, as she was most famous for her depictions of the arid southwest. The lush tropical landscapes of Hawaii were the complete opposite of his previous pieces. The massive nature of the mountains in this painting, the thin white trickle of the waterfall, are all set with a sense of design and have a piquancy that brings us the feeling. The shapes underlying this composition also evoke feminine sexuality, which brings out the notion of “Mother Nature”. I went to see this piece at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art where Gift of Art placed it there. The piece is originally located in the estate of Georgia O'Keeffe in New York, New York. This painting of the waterfall is a fresh, virginal vision of one of the world's most natural beauties. Being born and raised in Mississippi, I know the impact landscapes can have on human appeal, as it is a primarily rural area and natural landscapes are found almost everywhere. The waterfall, mountains, clouds and greenery in the painting create a strong connection between person and nature, a connection that is rarely found today in our modern, tech-savvy world. In her painting, it's like she can describe exactly how she felt looking at this waterfall in Hawaii and capture it beautifully. Looking at the board we can easily detect the lines used, many curved lines are present in the mountains and the waterfall. There was also this oil painting which is an explosion of vibrant, lush color on a vast canvas, giving a captivating effect. O'Keefe used rich greens and blues as the main color of the greenery and sky. “Waterfall No. 1” looks like a close-up photograph of a majestic landscape. The lack of "context" in the painting presents the clouds in a new light as a pure abstract. Since this painting has emphasis, it also has scale. It can be seen that the mountains take up huge amounts of space in the foreground, reflecting the massive size of the mountains in real life. Now if we look at the texture, the whole painting, each element, looks very smooth compared to other oil paintings, which sometimes have a fresco look with the oil paint appearing stuck to the canvas. This painting seems to me to be trying to show that the small waterfall is still as massive and as important and significant as the huge mountains in the foreground. This is achieved by making the mountains take up a lot of space, but the focal point when looking at the painting is centered on the center of the