Ghost Ranch is the New Mexico ranch frequently painted by Georgia O'Keeffe.
Located near Abiquiú, Ghost Ranch became one of O'Keeffe's most important sources of landscape imagery. She first visited the area in the late 1920s and repeatedly painted its cliffs, arroyos, mesas, and dramatic color contrasts. The red and yellow terrain became recognizable features in her New Mexico work.
O'Keeffe once described the area around Ghost Ranch as a place where she could work alone and return to the same forms repeatedly. Her paintings did not function as topographic maps; she simplified and rearranged what she saw to emphasize shape, color, and scale.
Ghost Ranch is also a historic and educational site associated with the Presbyterian Church and paleontological discoveries. It is distinct from O'Keeffe's Abiquiú home, which she purchased in 1945 and later used as another important working base.