Ghost Ranch gave Georgia O'Keeffe a dramatic New Mexico landscape she painted repeatedly.
O'Keeffe began spending time at Ghost Ranch in the late 1930s, and its cliffs, mesas, and changing light became recurring elements in her work. The area lies near Abiquiú in northern New Mexico and is known for vividly colored rock formations and expansive high-desert scenery.
She maintained a home at Ghost Ranch and often worked from the surrounding landscape. Paintings associated with the area include views of red hills and the distinctive geological formations that O'Keeffe described as a private, almost unreachable part of her world.
Ghost Ranch is sometimes confused with Abiquiú because both locations were important to her life. They are separate places in the same broad region. O'Keeffe later owned a house in the village of Abiquiú, while Ghost Ranch remained especially associated with the dramatic landscapes she painted.