Georgia O'Keeffe famously enlarged flowers in many paintings, including Red Canna.
O'Keeffe often presented flowers at a very large scale, cropping them so petals and centers filled the composition. This approach made familiar natural forms appear abstract and encouraged viewers to look closely at color, shape, and rhythm rather than treating the image as a conventional botanical illustration.
Her flower paintings became among her most recognizable works. Examples include Red Canna paintings and Jimson Weed works, although she also painted landscapes, bones, shells, skyscrapers, and other subjects.
A common misconception is that every enlarged flower image should be interpreted as a hidden symbol. O'Keeffe repeatedly resisted fixed symbolic explanations and emphasized the visual experience of seeing a flower closely. Her method combined observation with simplification and abstraction.