A flower becomes a white water whirlpool in “Abstraction White Rose, 1927” by pioneering modernist artist Georgia O’Keeffe (1887 – 1986). Rebelling against realism, O’Keeffe painted enormous close-ups of flowers which demanded attention. Raised in rural Wisconsin, O’Keeffe’s childhood love of nature inspired her ground-breaking paintings of flowers. Exhibiting the first one-woman show at New York’s Museum of Modern Art, O’Keeffe is still lauded for her talent and independence.