Anna Koster's Art Adventures
Join me in my lifelong love affair with art. After serving as Georgia O'Keeffe's weekend companion in 1976, followed by a three-decade museum career, I am now teaching, writing, and making art. Read testimonials from my students. Sign up for notices of my classes, reviews, and other art news. Visit our Facebook group. My latest article, "Erasing Boundaries Between the Making of Art and the Living of Life," is a profile of art historian Wanda Corn and her focus on Georgia O'Keeffe's style in her art, clothes, and homes.
During my next trip to New Mexico, I will revisit the series I began decades ago in the ancient cliff dwellings at Bandalier National Monument. Georgia O'Keeffe denied critics' assertions that her work referenced sexual images. In contrast, I was very aware of the womb-like enfoldment of mother earth while I was creating these color-pencil drawings while within the spaces dug into cliffs by the canyon's early inhabitants.
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Testimonials to my teaching: Transformative, Extraordinary, Inspiring, Comprehensive
When teaching, I draw on my experience working for Georgia O'Keeffe. Exercises focus on composition and color and develop each person's inner creativity and spirit, mirroring the manner that O'Keeffe's creativity was ignited in 1915. My weeklong workshop "Lessons from Georgia O'Keeffe's Art, Life, and Landscape" at Ghost Ranch (New Mexico) includes plein air painting. See our Facebook Group.
"My week with Anna was transformative. I took the class because of her background and credentials, however what I received was so much more. Her sincere interest in us as artists, coupled with the majesty of landscape transported me to a place of grounding, confidence and passion for the power of creativity." — Susan Thompson, High School Principal
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"Every aspect of Anna's workshop inspired my artistic process; her talks, materials, the workshop setting and the camaraderie and support of fellow classmates. Ghost Ranch is the perfect location for an artist's retreat with it's gorgeous landscape and variation of hues that constantly shift and change color." — Terri Seely, business manager at Sotheby's International Realty
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Francisco Spaulding-Astudillo at Ghost Ranch
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 Alice Godfrey at Ghost Ranch
“The week at Ghost Ranch was, for me, an extraordinary experience with a truly spiritual dimension; quite unique: the setting, the company, the artistic endeavor all came together to make it very special.”
— Alice Godfrey, retired physician, Aptos, California “It was a pleasure to be in Anna’s class. I greatly enjoyed learning the basics of landscape art from a teacher who was patient, nonjudgmental, and encouraging. I also appreciate the consideration and time she took to point me in the right direction. Her help was invaluable, and I found that I could easily incorporate the lessons into my work.” — Francisco Spaulding-Astudillo, student, University of Chicago READ MORE TESTIMONIALS |
Photo at top: Anna Koster in Minneapolis for the annual Association of American Museums conference
