I keep drawing the trees, the rocks, the river, I'm still learning how to see them; I'm still discovering how to render their forms. I will spend a lifetime doing that. Maybe someday I'll get it right.

Alan Lee
About This Quote

This is a very inspiring quote from the great painter Georgia O'Keeffe. She is known for her art depicting the American Southwest. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1887, but she spent most of her life in New Mexico. Her art depicts New Mexico's unique landscape that she discovered through her wanderings through the desert.

She said that she wanted to capture the spirit of the land through her art. This quote shows how she wanted to see all things as they are, rather than as they are meant to be.

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